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 | 32 |
| Buckinghamshire | 133 |
| Berkshire | 296 |
| Cambridgeshire | 54 |
| Channel Islands | 22 |
| Cheshire | 61 |
| Cornwall | 90 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 118 |
| Devon | 116 |
| Dorset | 149 |
| Durham | 98 |
| Essex | 204 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,017 |
| Hampshire | 587 |
| Herefordshire | 42 |
| Hertfordshire | 167 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 419 |
| Lancashire | 407 |
| Leicestershire | 231 |
| Lincolnshire | 20 |
| London | 2,486 |
| Middlesex | 206 |
| Northumberland | 18 |
| Norfolk | 160 |
| Northamptonshire | 211 |
| Nottinghamshire | 125 |
| Oxfordshire | 435 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 44 |
| Somerset | 894 |
| Surrey | 346 |
| Sussex | 262 |
| Staffordshire | 462 |
| Warwickshire | 976 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 624 |
| Worcestershire | 261 |
| Yorkshire | 229 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 14 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 133 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 298 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 171 |
| Pembrokeshire | 48 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,690 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 327 |
| Dress Maker | 171 |
| General Labourer | 153 |
| Labourer | 143 |
| Domestic Servant | 129 |
| General Servant | 119 |
| Laundress | 100 |
| Farm Labourer | 88 |
| Carpenter | 69 |
| Coal Miner | 68 |
| Annuitant | 58 |
| General Servant Domestic | 51 |
| Bricklayer | 46 |
| Servant | 43 |
| Shoe Maker | 40 |
| Tailor | 37 |
| Gardener | 34 |
| No Occupation | 34 |
| Mason | 33 |
| General Domestic Servant | 31 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 28 |
| Butcher | 27 |
| Charwoman | 26 |
| Grocer | 26 |
| 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 |