Wilkins Name Meaning: A variation of the name 'William' which means 'desire'and 'helmet/protection', also means 'son of wilikn/william'.
Taken from the popular forename 'William' which became popular in the 11th centuary after the Norman conquest. May have also been taken from the father's forname and used as a surname.
Discover how your Wilkins ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 115 |
| Berkshire | 272 |
| Cambridgeshire | 48 |
| Channel Islands | 24 |
| Cheshire | 48 |
| Cornwall | 61 |
| Cumberland | 23 |
| Derbyshire | 105 |
| Devon | 137 |
| Dorset | 140 |
| Durham | 105 |
| Essex | 236 |
| Gloucestershire | 925 |
| Hampshire | 554 |
| Herefordshire | 67 |
| Hertfordshire | 206 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 423 |
| Lancashire | 472 |
| Leicestershire | 223 |
| Lincolnshire | 35 |
| London | 2,254 |
| Middlesex | 288 |
| Northumberland | 47 |
| Norfolk | 176 |
| Northamptonshire | 297 |
| Nottinghamshire | 143 |
| Oxfordshire | 336 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 26 |
| Suffolk | 26 |
| Somerset | 711 |
| Surrey | 310 |
| Sussex | 319 |
| Staffordshire | 402 |
| Warwickshire | 841 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 534 |
| Worcestershire | 258 |
| Yorkshire | 187 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 12 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 104 |
| Denbighshire | 16 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 439 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 193 |
| Pembrokeshire | 50 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,933 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 228 |
| General Labourer | 197 |
| Domestic Servant | 153 |
| Dress Maker | 126 |
| Labourer | 109 |
| Coal Miner | 105 |
| General Servant | 99 |
| Living On Own Means | 94 |
| General Servant Domestic | 84 |
| Laundress | 74 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 66 |
| Farm Labourer | 57 |
| Farmer | 57 |
| Carpenter | 46 |
| House Keeper | 45 |
| Butcher | 38 |
| Gardener | 38 |
| General Domestic Servant | 37 |
| Tailor | 34 |
| Blacksmith | 34 |
| Shoe Maker | 33 |
| Clerk | 33 |
| Brick Layer | 32 |
| Cook | 31 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Wilkins | 5,934 |
| Mary Wilkins | 5,423 |
| John Wilkins | 4,646 |
| Elizabeth Wilkins | 3,792 |
| George Wilkins | 3,623 |
| Thomas Wilkins | 3,267 |
| Sarah Wilkins | 3,161 |
| James Wilkins | 2,796 |
| Charles Wilkins | 2,342 |
| Henry Wilkins | 2,258 |
| Ann Wilkins | 2,124 |
| Jane Wilkins | 1,657 |
| Eliza Wilkins | 1,546 |
| Joseph Wilkins | 1,269 |
| Alice Wilkins | 1,265 |
| Emma Wilkins | 1,263 |
| Frederick Wilkins | 1,261 |
| Ellen Wilkins | 1,170 |
| Annie Wilkins | 1,138 |
| Emily Wilkins | 1,099 |
| Edward Wilkins | 1,083 |
| Alfred Wilkins | 1,042 |
| Robert Wilkins | 959 |
| Albert Wilkins | 908 |
| Hannah Wilkins | 897 |