Wilkins.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A surname originating as a patronymic. An English surname from Middle English.
A surname originating as a patronymic. A surname from Welsh.
A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. named after William Wilkins.
Where this word comes from
In most cases, the surname derives from the Middle English Wilkin, from Will, diminutive of William, + -kin (“small”). However, in the case of a formidable number of those that bear the surname 'Wilkins', the name derives from an earlier form Welsh Wilkyn, itself from Middle English Wylcolyna or Witcoline, from Latin Wintona, compare Winton.
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