The story
- Latin · derived fromWintona
- Middle English · derived fromWylcolyna
- Welsh · derived fromWilkyn
- Middle English · inherited fromWilkin
- English todayWilkins
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.