Watkins.
A surname transferred from the given name.
Meaning & usage
A surname transferred from the given name.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Benton County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Miller County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.
Where this word comes from
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Walter + the patronymic suffix -s.
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