How common is the surname Wilkinson?

53,739 people in the United States had the surname Wilkinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,745 Americans. It ranked 634th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wilkinson?

Kendra Wilkinson, American television personality (born 1985/1986), followed by Alex Wilkinson.

Where is the surname Wilkinson most common?

Wikidata records people named Wilkinson in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Wilkinson?

Wilkinson is /ˈwɪlkɪnsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Wilkinson getting more or less common?

More common. 52,483 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 53,739 in 2010, up 2.4%.

Is Wilkinson also a first name?

Yes. Wilkinson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Wilkinson

A patronymic surname, carried by 53,739 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɪlkɪnsən/ 3 syllables Soundex W425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilkinson is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

From Wilkin + -son.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 53,739 people named Wilkinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,745 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 52,483.

#634

rank among US surnames

53,739

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #576)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#625	Mathis	54,217	5,695
#626	Christian	54,198	5,697
#627	Skinner	54,046	5,713
#628	Bradford	54,015	5,716
#629	Richard	53,893	5,729
#630	Galvan	53,822	5,736
#631	Wall	53,794	5,739

Who is named Wilkinson

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

88% of people named Wilkinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wilkinsons

19 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kendra Wilkinson
American television personality (born 1985/1986)
Alex Wilkinson
Australian association football player, born 1984
Adrienne Wilkinson
American actress, born 1977
James Wilkinson
American soldier and statesman (1757–1825)
David Todd Wilkinson
American cosmologist (1935–2002)
Richard G. Wilkinson
British academic, born 1943
Mike Wilkinson
American basketball player, born 1981
Amie Wilkinson
American mathematician, born 1968
Richard H. Wilkinson
American egyptologist, born 1951
Richard James Wilkinson
British colonial governor (1867-1941)
Morton S. Wilkinson
American politician (1819-1894)
Christopher Wilkinson
American filmmaker, born 1950

Notable Wilkinsons come mostly from the United States (11), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Wilkenson

Surnames that sound like Wilkinson

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

Questions

Where does the surname Wilkinson come from?: From Wilkin + -son.
How common is the surname Wilkinson?: 53,739 people in the United States had the surname Wilkinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,745 Americans. It ranked 634th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wilkinson?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Wilkinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wilkinson?: Kendra Wilkinson, American television personality (born 1985/1986), followed by Alex Wilkinson.
Where is the surname Wilkinson most common?: Wikidata records people named Wilkinson in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Wilkinson?: Wilkinson is /ˈwɪlkɪnsən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Wilkinson?: Wilkinson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Wilkinson getting more or less common?: More common. 52,483 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 53,739 in 2010, up 2.4%.
What are other spellings of Wilkinson?: Wilkenson.
Is Wilkinson also a first name?: Yes. Wilkinson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.