# Wilkins

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɪlkɪnz/ · frequency rank #19,254

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
4. A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. named after William Wilkins.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Willis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkins-vs-willis)
- **willing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkins-vs-willing)
- **winking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkins-vs-winking)
- **Wilkinson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkins-vs-wilkinson)
- **Wilkes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkes-vs-wilkins)
- **Wilkie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wilkie-vs-wilkins)
- **walking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walking-vs-wilkins)
- **Watkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watkins-vs-wilkins)
- **wiggins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiggins-vs-wilkins)

## Common misspellings (11)
`iwlkins`, `wiklins`, `wilikns`, `wilkinns`, `wilkinss`, `wilkisn`, `wilkkins`, `wilknis`, `willkins`, `wlikins`, `wwilkins`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wilkins