Wilkins Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wilkins Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wilkins family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,789
Farm Labourer 142
General Labourer 124
Private Means 112
Labourer 105
General Servant (domestic) 89
Dressmaker 85
None 83
Domestic Servant 80
Coal Miner Hewer 78
Bricklayer 70
House Painter 63
Farmer 57
Clerk 52
Laundress 48
Scholar 46
Carpenter 45
At School 43
Dress Maker 43
Shop Assistant 42
Housekeeper 41
House Keeper 40
Nil 40
Old Age Pensioner 37
General Servant Domestic 37

Wilkins Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wilkins 100% 93,415
2 Walkins 86% 17,918
3 Wilkens 86% 620
4 Welkins 86% 552
5 Willkins 88% 420
6 Walkens 71% 178

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The surname Wilkins is the most popular version of all its varients

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