Wilkinson Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Search old registers for Wilkinson and you will soon meet Wilkins too. In origin, the name means “Son of Wilkin, little William”.

• Wilkinson is built on the same root as Wilkins, with the ending -on.
• The 2010 US Census counted 53,739 people named Wilkinson, ranking it number 634 among American surnames.

Heraldry and the Wilkinson name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Wilkinson, so the heraldry linked to Wilkins is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Wilkinson surname pack.