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 | 63 |
| Buckinghamshire | 162 |
| Berkshire | 412 |
| Cambridgeshire | 71 |
| Channel Islands | 22 |
| Cheshire | 86 |
| Cornwall | 112 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 237 |
| Devon | 189 |
| Dorset | 189 |
| Durham | 122 |
| Essex | 677 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,136 |
| Hampshire | 861 |
| Herefordshire | 43 |
| Hertfordshire | 298 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 619 |
| Lancashire | 691 |
| Leicestershire | 346 |
| Lincolnshire | 48 |
| London | 2,696 |
| Middlesex | 762 |
| Northumberland | 59 |
| Norfolk | 163 |
| Northamptonshire | 312 |
| Nottinghamshire | 192 |
| Oxfordshire | 349 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 13 |
| Suffolk | 42 |
| Somerset | 823 |
| Surrey | 536 |
| Sussex | 390 |
| Staffordshire | 598 |
| Warwickshire | 1,134 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 638 |
| Worcestershire | 427 |
| Yorkshire | 330 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 16 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 216 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 791 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 358 |
| Pembrokeshire | 30 |
| Radnorshire | 12 |
| 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 |
| 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 |