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 |
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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 |