Origins of the Wilkins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 127North West 168Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 352East Midlands 350West Midlands 1186East 813London 3150South East 1362South West 1251South Wales 428Mid Wales 216West Wales 11North Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilkinses lived in london

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    17,000 Wilkins Travel & migration records
    130,000 Wilkinses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wilkins

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    318th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Wilkins surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Wilkins first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wilkinses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Wilkinses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    737

    Laundress

    478

    Domestic Servant

    379

    General Servant Domestic

    335

    General Servant

    275

    Common male occupations for Wilkinses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    759

    General Labourer

    595

    Carpenter

    474

    Farm Labourer

    373

    Bricklayer

    360

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