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 | 119 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 41 |
| Channel Islands | 36 |
| Cheshire | 12 |
| Cornwall | 64 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 79 |
| Devon | 77 |
| Dorset | 158 |
| Durham | 50 |
| Essex | 74 |
| Gloucestershire | 625 |
| Hampshire | 437 |
| Herefordshire | 36 |
| Hertfordshire | 135 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 21 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 333 |
| Lancashire | 166 |
| Leicestershire | 223 |
| Lincolnshire | 10 |
| London | 1,291 |
| Middlesex | 60 |
| Northumberland | 45 |
| Norfolk | 190 |
| Northamptonshire | 174 |
| Nottinghamshire | 124 |
| Oxfordshire | 345 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 21 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 815 |
| Surrey | 184 |
| Sussex | 185 |
| Staffordshire | 285 |
| Warwickshire | 778 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 607 |
| Worcestershire | 127 |
| Yorkshire | 90 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 39 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 57 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 194 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 92 |
| Pembrokeshire | 68 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,428 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 494 |
| Labourer | 124 |
| House Servant | 108 |
| Dress Maker | 97 |
| Laundress | 77 |
| Servant | 71 |
| General Servant | 58 |
| House Maid | 50 |
| Carpenter | 49 |
| Carter | 43 |
| Coal Miner | 42 |
| Domestic Servant | 40 |
| Shoe Maker | 40 |
| House Keeper | 36 |
| Cook | 35 |
| Tailor | 33 |
| Blacksmith | 27 |
| Housemaid | 26 |
| Nurse | 26 |
| Farm Labourer | 25 |
| Gardener | 24 |
| Butcher | 24 |
| Groom | 22 |
| Stone Mason | 22 |
| 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 |