# Wilkerson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wilkerson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 48,444 |
| US rank (2010) | 719 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,373 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (46,605 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Wilkin + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wilkerson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wilkerson in the United States.

## People named Wilkerson

- David Wilkerson, American pentecostal evangelist (1931–2011)
- Isabel Wilkerson, American journalist
- Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player, Olympic gold medalist
- Gerald Eugene Wilkerson, American bishop
- Muhammad Wilkerson, American football player, defensive lineman
- Viola Wills, American singer (1939–2009)

## Similar surnames

Wilcher, Wilker, Wilshire, Walker, Welker, Walser, Welcher, Wahlgren, Wallgren.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.