Wilkins (surname)

Wilkins is a surname.

WilkinsOrigin

Meaning| son of "William"
Region of origin| England and Wales
Other names
Variant form(s)| Wilkens, Wilkinson, Wilkin
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## People of note with the surname Wilkins

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* Given names A-C:
* Abbie E. Krebs-Wilkins (1842–1924), American businesswoman
* Alan Wilkins, Welsh cricketer
* Alan Wilkins, Scottish playwright
* Andy Jones-Wilkins, American ultrarunner
* Ann Wilkins (1806–1857), American missionary teacher
* Arnold Frederic Wilkins (1907–1985), radar pioneer
* Barry Wilkins, Canadian ice hockey player
* Beriah Wilkins (1846–1905), American politician
* Billy Wilkins, American musician and teacher
* Bob Wilkins (1932–2009), American TV personality
* Bobby-Gaye Wilkins, Jamaican Olympic athlete
* Brooke Wilkins, Australian softball player
* Bray Wilkins, founder of Middleton, Massachusetts and figure in the execution of John Willard and others during the Salem Witch Trials
* Carolyn A. Wilkins, Canadian economist
* Carolyn F. Wilkins (born 1945), Australian botanist
* Charles Wilkins (1749–1836), English orientalist
* Charles Wilkins Webber (1819–1856), American journalist and explorer
* Chris Wilkins (1944–2018), South African cricketer
* Christian Wilkins (born 1995), American football player
* Christian Wilkins (born 1995), Australian model
* Clive Wilkins, British artist
* Connie Wilkins, American author
* Given names D-G:
* Damien Wilkins, American basketball player
* Dave Wilkins (1914–1990), Barbadian musician
* David H. Wilkins, American ambassador to Canada
* David Wilkins, Irish Olympic sailor
* David Wilkins (orientalist) (1685–1745), Prussian orientalist
* Dean Wilkins, English football player and manager
* Dominique Wilkins, American basketball player
* Donna Wilkins, New Zealand netball player
* Eddie Lee Wilkins, American basketball player
* Eddie Wilkins, rugby league footballer of the 1960s
* Edwin Wilkins Field (1804–1871), English lawyer and painter
* Eric Wilkins, American baseball player
* Ernie Wilkins (1922–1999), American musician
* Esther Wilkins, American dentist and dental educator
* Francis Wilkins (1864–1908), US-born Canadian politician
* Fraser Wilkins (1908–1989), United States diplomat
* Gabe Wilkins, American football player
* George Wilkins, English dramatist (17th century)
* George Wilkins, English football player and father of footballers Dean, Graham and Ray Wilkins
* Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888–1958), Australian polar explorer
* Gerald Wilkins, American basketball player in the NBA
* Gina Ferris Wilkins, American author
* Glover Wilkins, American Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway administrator
* Graham Wilkins, English football player
* Given names H-L:
* Harold T. Wilkins (1891–1960), British journalist
* Henry Wilkins III (1930–1991), American politician from Arkansas
* Henry Wilkins IV (born 1954), American politician and judge from Arkansas
* Herve D. Wilkins (1843–1913), American organist and composer
* Hubert Wilkins (1888–1958), Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, geographer and photographer
* Hugh Percy Wilkins (1896–1960), Welsh engineer
* Isaac Wilkins (1743–1830), Jamaican-born Canadian political figure
* J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr. (1923–2011), American nuclear scientist, engineer and mathematician
* J. Ernest Wilkins, Sr. (1894–1959), American lawyer and labor leader
* J. Steven Wilkins, American author and pastor
* Jack Wilkins, American musician
* Jacques Wilkins, Canadian political figure
* Jeff Wilkins, American football player
* Jeff Wilkins, American basketball player
* Jheanelle Wilkins (born 1988), American politician
* Joe Willie Wilkins (1921 or 1923–1979), American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
* John Wilkins (1614–1672), English Bishop
* John Wilkins, American football coach
* John Wilkins, Moroccan basketball player
* John Wilkins Whitfield (1818–1879), American military general
* Jody Wilkins, English Musician
* Jordan Wilkins, American football player
* Josetta Wilkins (1932–2023), Arkansas legislator
* Kath Wilkins, English cricketer
* Katie Wilkins, American volleyball player
* Kim Wilkins, Australian author
* Kitty Wilkins (1857–1936), American horse breeder
* Laisha Wilkins, Mexican actress and talk show host
* Len Wilkins (1925–2003), British footballer
* Louis Wilkins (1882–1950), American Olympic athlete
* Given names M:
* Malcolm Maurice "Mac" Wilkins, American athlete
* Manny Wilkins (born 1995), American football player
* Marc Wilkins, American baseball player
* Marc Wilkins, Australian scientist
* Marcus Wilkins, American football player
* Mark Wilkins (racing driver), Canadian racing driver
* Martin Isaac Wilkins (1804–1881), Canadian lawyer and politician
* Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1852–1930), American author
* Maurice Wilkins (1916–2004), British physicist, molecular biologist, and Nobel Laureate
* Mazzi Wilkins (born 1995), American football player
* Michael J. Wilkins, Utah State Supreme Court Justice
* Morris Wilkins (1925–2015), inventor of the heart-shaped bathtub and champagne glass bathtub
* Given names P-R
* Peter Wilkins, British artist
* Philip Charles Wilkins (1913–1998), U.S. Federal judge
* Ray Wilkins (1956–2018), English football player
* Raymond H. Wilkins (1917–1943), American military officer
* Richard Wilkins (footballer), English footballer
* Richard Wilkins (law), American law professor
* Richard Wilkins (TV presenter), Australian television presenter
* Rick Wilkins, Canadian composer, conductor, and jazz musician
* Rick Wilkins, American baseball player
* Robert Wallace Wilkins (1906–2003), American medical professional
* Robert Wilkins (1896–1987), American musician
* Roger Wilkins (1932–2017), American civil rights leader
* Roger Wilkins (public servant), Australian public servant
* Rosalie Wilkins, Baroness Wilkins (1946–2024), British baroness and politician
* Ross Wilkins (1799–1872), American politician
* Roy Wilkins (1901–1981), American civil rights activist
* Roy Wilkins, American football player
* Given names S-W:
* Sharon Wilkins, American actress
* Stephen W. Wilkins (1946–2013), Australian physicist
* Sue Wilkins Myrick, American politician
* Susie Wilkins, English singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist
* Ted Wilkins, rugby league footballer of the 1950s
* Terrence Wilkins, American football player
* Thomas Wilkins (disambiguation)
* Thomas Russell Wilkins (1891–1940), Canadian physicist
* Toby Wilkins, British movie director
* Vance Wilkins, American politician
* Vaughan Wilkins, English historical novelist
* Verna Allette Wilkins, author, founder of Tamarind Books
* Walter Wilkins (1741-1828), English Member of Parliament
* Walter Wilkins (d. 1840), son of Walter (d. 1828). English Member of Parliament and High Sheriff of Radnorshire. Changed the family name to de Winton in 1839.
* Wayne Wilkins, British songwriter/producer
* William A. Wilkins (1899–1987), British politician
* William J. Wilkins (1897–1995), American judge
* William Walter Wilkins, American judge
* William Wilkins (1778–1839), English architect, classical scholar and archaeologist
* William Wilkins (1779–1865), American politician
* Winkie Wilkins, American politician

## Fictional

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* Curtis Wilkins, comic strip character from Curtis
* Debbie Wilkins, soap opera character from EastEnders
* Major Wilkins, character in Under Capricorn
* Mark Wilkins, character in Resident Evil Outbreak
* Richard Wilkins, fictional character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
* Wendy Wilkins, soap opera character from Search for Tomorrow
* Wilkins Micawber, character from the novel David Copperfield
* Wilkins, villain in the comic Batman#50
* Wilkins, Muppet created by Jim Henson

Surname list

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## See also

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Wilkin (surname)

## References

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1. ^ 1990 Census Name Files