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    The surname Wilkin

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 3,039 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈwɪlkɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex W425

    Wilkin: #10,548 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wilkin #10,548, 3,039 people Wilkin: #10,548 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wilkin #10,548, 3,039 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilkin is more common than 93.5% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    * 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.

    Wilkin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,039 people named Wilkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,594 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,747.

    #10,548
    rank among US surnames
    3,039
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.6%
    change since 2000 (was #10,680)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,541Farren3,042101,494
    #10,545Ayoub3,041101,528
    #10,547Garrick3,040101,561
    #10,548Wilkin3,039101,594
    #10,552Basler3,038101,628
    #10,553Hilty3,037101,661

    Who is named Wilkin

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Wilkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wilkins

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rose Hudson-Wilkin
      Bishop of Dover, born 1961

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Wilkin

    Wilkin has the Soundex code W425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W425.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Wilkin come from?
    * 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.
    How common is the surname Wilkin?
    3,039 people in the United States had the surname Wilkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,594 Americans. It ranked 10,548th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wilkin?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Wilkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Wilkin?
    Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover.
    Where is the surname Wilkin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wilkin in the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Wilkin?
    Wilkin is /ˈwɪlkɪn/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Wilkin?
    Wilkin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Wilkin getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,039 in 2010, up 11%.
    What are other spellings of Wilkin?
    Wilkins and Wilkes.