Wilkins

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Etymology

In most cases, the surname derives from the Middle English Wilkin, from Will, diminutive of William, + -kin (“small”). However, in the case of a formidable number of those that bear the surname 'Wilkins', the name derives from an earlier form Welsh Wilkyn, itself from Middle English Wylcolyna or Witcoline, from Latin Wintona, compare Winton.

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Wilkins (countable and uncountable, plural Wilkins or Wilkinses)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    1. An English surname from Middle English.
    2. A surname from Welsh.
  2. A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. named after William Wilkins.

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