Find out how popular the last name Wilkin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Wilkin.

Wilkin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Wilkin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Wilkin in America

Wilkin is the 10548th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Wilkin surname appeared 3,039 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Wilkin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Wilkin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Wilkin

The surname WILKIN is of English origin and dates back to the late 12th century. It is derived from the Old English personal name Wilcyn, a diminutive form of Wilc, itself a pet form of the Germanic name Willelm or William. The name is thought to have originated in the southern counties of England, particularly in the areas around London and Kent.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Northamptonshire from 1195, which mentions a Robert Wilkin. The surname also appears in the Curia Regis Rolls of Lincolnshire from 1202, where a Richard Wilkin is listed as a landowner.

The Domesday Book, the great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, does not contain any direct references to the surname WILKIN. However, it does record the names of several individuals who may have been ancestors or precursors to the later bearers of the WILKIN surname, such as Willelm and Wilkin.

In the 13th century, the name WILKIN began to appear in various legal and administrative records across England. One notable example is John Wilkin, who was recorded as a taxpayer in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275.

The earliest recorded example of the surname WILKIN with a definitive date of birth and death is that of Robert Wilkin (c. 1360 - 1427), an English clergyman who served as the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1418 to 1427.

Other notable individuals with the surname WILKIN include:

1. Sir John Wilkin (c. 1585 - 1649), an English politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament for Middlesex during the reign of Charles I.

2. William Wilkin (1610 - 1672), an English Puritan clergyman and author, known for his work "A Discourse Concerning the Worship of God" published in 1691.

3. John Wilkins (1614 - 1672), an English clergyman and philosopher, who was one of the founding members of the Royal Society and served as the Bishop of Chester from 1668 until his death.

4. David Wilkin (1771 - 1835), a Scottish-American pioneer and surveyor who played a significant role in the early settlement of Ohio and Indiana.

5. John Wilkins (1824 - 1909), an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Marylebone Cricket Club in the mid-19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Wilkin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Wilkin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Wilkin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Wilkin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Wilkin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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