Wilkinson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Wilkinson Name Meaning: Of English and Scottish origin, ‘Son of Wilkin’. This is only one of the many names to develop from William/Williamson ‘son of William’. William comes from the German name Wilhelm which consists of Wil ‘will or desire’ and Helm ‘helmet or protection’.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wilkinson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wilkinson family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 1,185
Living On Own Means 591
General Labourer 489
Coal Miner Hewer 343
Farmer 339
Dress Maker 330
General Servant Domestic 311
Scholar 233
Domestic Servant 158
Cotton Winder 134
Cook Domestic 129
Agricultural Labourer 121
Cotton Spinner 117
Cotton C Weaver 114
Butcher 108
Dressmaker 104
House Keeper Domestic 98
Worsted Weaver 96
Tailor 94
Housemaid Domestic 93
Blacksmith 93
Charwoman 92
Coal Hewer 92
Worsted Spinner 90
House Painter 85

Wilkinson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wilkinson 100% 316,143
2 Walkinson 89% 5,423
3 Wilkenson 89% 5,185
4 Willkinson 90% 751
5 Welkinson 89% 562

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

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