# Wilkin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wilkin/  
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 | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,039 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,548 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 101,594 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (2,747 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɪlkɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Wilkins, Wilkes |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Wilkin, a pet form of William. * As a north/Low German surname, variant of Wilken.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wilkin 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wilkin in the United Kingdom.

## People named Wilkin

- Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover

## Similar surnames

Wilken, Wilson, Wilkins, Wilkinson, Willson, Wilkens, Willison, Wilkening, Welcome, Wolken, Wilczynski, Wohlgemuth.

## 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.