Wilkins (surname) explained

Wilkins is a surname.

Wilkins
Meaning:	son of "William"
Region:	England and Wales
Variant:	Wilkens, Wilkinson, Wilkin
Footnotes:	^[1]

People of note with the surname Wilkins

Given names A-C:
- Abbie E. Krebs-Wilkins (1842–1924), American businesswoman
- Alan Wilkins, Welsh cricketer
- Alan Wilkins, Scottish playwright
- Andy Jones-Wilkins, American ultrarunner
- Ann Wilkins (1806–1857), American missionary teacher
- Arnold Frederic Wilkins (1907–1985), radar pioneer
- Barry Wilkins, Canadian ice hockey player
- Beriah Wilkins (1846–1905), American politician
- Billy Wilkins, American musician and teacher
- Bob Wilkins (1932–2009), American TV personality
- Bobby-Gaye Wilkins, Jamaican Olympic athlete
- Brooke Wilkins, Australian softball player
- Bray Wilkins, founder of Middleton, Massachusetts and figure in the execution of John Willard and others during the Salem Witch Trials
- Carolyn A. Wilkins, Canadian economist
- Carolyn F. Wilkins (born 1945), Australian botanist
- Charles Wilkins (1749–1836), English orientalist
- Charles Wilkins Webber (1819–1856), American journalist and explorer
- Chris Wilkins (1944–2018), South African cricketer
- Christian Wilkins (born 1995), American football player
- Christian Wilkins (born 1995), Australian model
- Clive Wilkins, British artist
- Connie Wilkins, American author
Given names D-G:
- Damien Wilkins, American basketball player
- Dave Wilkins (1914–1990), Barbadian musician
- David H. Wilkins, American ambassador to Canada
- David Wilkins, Irish Olympic sailor
- David Wilkins (orientalist) (1685–1745), Prussian orientalist
- Dean Wilkins, English football player and manager
- Dominique Wilkins, American basketball player
- Donna Wilkins, New Zealand netball player
- Eddie Lee Wilkins, American basketball player
- Eddie Wilkins, rugby league footballer of the 1960s
- Edwin Wilkins Field (1804–1871), English lawyer and painter
- Eric Wilkins, American baseball player
- Ernie Wilkins (1922–1999), American musician
- Esther Wilkins, American dentist and dental educator
- Francis Wilkins (1864–1908), US-born Canadian politician
- Fraser Wilkins (1908–1989), United States diplomat
- Gabe Wilkins, American football player
- George Wilkins, English dramatist (17th century)
- George Wilkins, English football player and father of footballers Dean, Graham and Ray Wilkins
- Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888–1958), Australian polar explorer
- Gerald Wilkins, American basketball player in the NBA
- Gina Ferris Wilkins, American author
- Glover Wilkins, American Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway administrator
- Graham Wilkins, English football player
Given names H-L:
- Harold T. Wilkins (1891–1960), British journalist
- Henry Wilkins III (1930–1991), American politician from Arkansas
- Henry Wilkins IV (born 1954), American politician and judge from Arkansas
- Herve D. Wilkins (1843–1913), American organist and composer
- Hubert Wilkins (1888–1958), Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, geographer and photographer
- Hugh Percy Wilkins (1896–1960), Welsh engineer
- Isaac Wilkins (1743–1830), Jamaican-born Canadian political figure
- J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr. (1923–2011), American nuclear scientist, engineer and mathematician
- J. Ernest Wilkins, Sr. (1894–1959), American lawyer and labor leader
- J. Steven Wilkins, American author and pastor
- Jack Wilkins, American musician
- Jacques Wilkins, Canadian political figure
- Jeff Wilkins, American football player
- Jeff Wilkins, American basketball player
- Jheanelle Wilkins (born 1988), American politician
- Joe Willie Wilkins (1921 or 1923–1979), American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- John Wilkins (1614–1672), English Bishop
- John Wilkins, American football coach
- John Wilkins, Moroccan basketball player
- John Wilkins Whitfield (1818–1879), American military general
- Jody Wilkins, English Musician
- Jordan Wilkins, American football player
- Josetta Wilkins (1932–2023), Arkansas legislator
- Kath Wilkins, English cricketer
- Katie Wilkins, American volleyball player
- Kim Wilkins, Australian author
- Kitty Wilkins (1857–1936), American horse breeder
- Laisha Wilkins, Mexican actress and talk show host
- Len Wilkins (1925–2003), British footballer
- Louis Wilkins (1882–1950), American Olympic athlete
Given names M:
- Malcolm Maurice "Mac" Wilkins, American athlete
- Manny Wilkins (born 1995), American football player
- Marc Wilkins, American baseball player
- Marc Wilkins, Australian scientist
- Marcus Wilkins, American football player
- Mark Wilkins (racing driver), Canadian racing driver
- Martin Isaac Wilkins (1804–1881), Canadian lawyer and politician
- Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1852–1930), American author
- Maurice Wilkins (1916–2004), British physicist, molecular biologist, and Nobel Laureate
- Mazzi Wilkins (born 1995), American football player
- Michael J. Wilkins, Utah State Supreme Court Justice
- Morris Wilkins (1925–2015), inventor of the heart-shaped bathtub and champagne glass bathtub
Given names P-R
- Peter Wilkins, British artist
- Philip Charles Wilkins (1913–1998), U.S. Federal judge
- Ray Wilkins (1956–2018), English football player
- Raymond H. Wilkins (1917–1943), American military officer
- Richard Wilkins (footballer), English footballer
- Richard Wilkins (law), American law professor
- Richard Wilkins (TV presenter), Australian television presenter
- Rick Wilkins, Canadian composer, conductor, and jazz musician
- Rick Wilkins, American baseball player
- Robert Wallace Wilkins (1906–2003), American medical professional
- Robert Wilkins (1896–1987), American musician
- Roger Wilkins (1932–2017), American civil rights leader
- Roger Wilkins (public servant), Australian public servant
- Rosalie Wilkins, Baroness Wilkins, British baroness and politician
- Ross Wilkins (1799–1872), American politician
- Roy Wilkins (1901–1981), American civil rights activist
- Roy Wilkins, American football player
Given names S-W:
- Sharon Wilkins, American actress
- Stephen W. Wilkins (1946–2013), Australian physicist
- Sue Wilkins Myrick, American politician
- Ted Wilkins, rugby league footballer of the 1950s
- Terrence Wilkins, American football player
- Thomas Wilkins (disambiguation)
- Thomas Russell Wilkins (1891–1940), Canadian physicist
- Toby Wilkins, British movie director
- Vance Wilkins, American politician
- Vaughan Wilkins, English historical novelist
- Verna Allette Wilkins, author, founder of Tamarind Books
- Wayne Wilkins, British songwriter/producer
- William A. Wilkins (1899–1987), British politician
- William J. Wilkins (1897–1995), American judge
- William Walter Wilkins, American judge
- William Wilkins (1778–1839), English architect, classical scholar and archaeologist
- William Wilkins (1779–1865), American politician
- Winkie Wilkins, American politician

Fictional

Curtis Wilkins, comic strip character from Curtis
Debbie Wilkins, soap opera character from EastEnders
Major Wilkins, character in Under Capricorn
Mark Wilkins, character in Resident Evil Outbreak
Richard Wilkins, fictional character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Wendy Wilkins, soap opera character from Search for Tomorrow
Wilkins Micawber, character from the novel David Copperfield
Wilkins, villain in the comic Batman#50
Wilkins, Muppet created by Jim Henson

Notes and References

https://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files

Wilkins (surname) explained

People of note with the surname Wilkins

Fictional

See also

Notes and References