Wilkinson (family name)
Wilkinson was originally a patronymic incurred English name to the "son of Wilkin" meaning. Wilkin, for its part, was a medieval diminutive of the given name William (German Wilhelm ).
Name bearer
A.
- Adrienne Wilkinson (* 1977), American actress
- Alan Wilkinson (* 1954), British jazz and improvisation musician
- Alex Wilkinson (* 1984), Australian soccer player
- Amie Wilkinson (* 1968), American mathematician
- Andrew Wilkinson (1697–1784), British politician
- Andy Wilkinson (* 1984), English football player
B.
- Bill Wilkinson (athlete) ( William Wilkinson ; 1934–1985), British long-distance runner
- Bill Wilkinson (racing driver) ( William Wilkinson ; * 1941), British motorcycle racer
- Bill Wilkinson (ice hockey coach) ( William Wilkinson , born 1947), Canadian ice hockey coach
C.
- Carole Wilkinson (born 1950), Australian writer
- Charles Wilkinson (politician, 1725) (1725–1782), British politician
- Charles Wilkinson (politician, 1868) (1868–1956), New Zealand politician
- Chris Wilkinson (born 1970), British tennis player
- Christopher Wilkinson (born 1950), American screenwriter, director and producer
- Colm Wilkinson (born 1944), Irish musical performer and singer
- Cyril W. Wilkinson (born around 1940), Irish badminton player
D.
- Dan Wilkinson (born 1973), American football player
- David Wilkinson (engineer) (1771–1852), American engineer and inventor
- David Wilkinson (Author) (born 1959) British author, editor and entrepreneur
- David Wilkinson (Judoka) (* 1973), Australian judoka
- David Wilkinson (referee) (born 1982) Irish rugby union referee
- David Todd Wilkinson (1935–2002), American astrophysicist and cosmologist
- Denys Wilkinson (1922-2016), British physicist
- Derek Wilkinson (soccer player) (1935-2017), English soccer player
- Derek Wilkinson (ice hockey player) (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
E.
- Elias John Wilkinson Gibb (1857–1901), Scottish orientalist
- Ellen Wilkinson (1891–1947), British politician
- Eugene P. Wilkinson († 2013), American naval officer
G
- Gary Wilkinson (born 1966), English snooker player
- Gavin Wilkinson (* 1973), New Zealand football player and coach
- Geoffrey Wilkinson (1921-1996), British chemist
- George Wilkinson (1879-1946), British water polo player
- Glen Wilkinson (born 1959), Australian snooker player
H
- Hannah Wilkinson (* 1992), New Zealand soccer player
- Howard Wilkinson (* 1943), English football player, coach and official
I.
- Ian Wilkinson (* 1965), Jamaican lawyer and chess official
- Ian Wilkinson (* 1979), English cyclist
J
- James Wilkinson (politician, 1757) (1757-1825), American politician
- James Wilkinson (politician, 1854) (1854–1915), Australian politician
- James Wilkinson (sound engineer) (1896–1984), American film editor and sound engineer
- James Wilkinson (sailor) (born 1951), Irish sailor
- James Wilkinson (track and field athlete) (* 1990), British long-distance and obstacle runner
- James H. Wilkinson (1919–1986), British mathematician
- Jemima Wilkinson (1752-1819), American Christian minister, see Public Universal Friend
- John Wilkinson (inventor) (1728-1808), British inventor
- John Wilkinson (sound engineer) (1920–2002), American sound engineer
- John Wilkinson (politician) (1940-2014), British politician
- John Wilkinson (guitarist) (1945–2013), American rock guitarist
- John Donald Wilkinson (1929-2018), British Anglican theologian
- John Gardner Wilkinson (1797–1875), British Egyptologist
- Jonathan Wilkinson (born 1965), Canadian politician
- Jonny Wilkinson (* 1979), English rugby player
- June Wilkinson (born 1940), British actress and model
K
- Katharine Wilkinson (born 1983), writer, speaker and teacher
- Kendra Wilkinson (* 1985), American model
L.
- Laura Wilkinson (* 1977), American water diver
- Lauren Wilkinson (* 1989), Canadian rower
- Lili Wilkinson (* 1981), Australian writer
- Lois Ann Wilkinson , real name of Lois Lane (singer) (* 1944), British singer and musician
M.
- Marc Wilkinson (* 1929), Australian composer and conductor
- Mark Wilkinson (designer) (born 1950), British furniture designer
- Mark Wilkinson (printmaker) (born 1952), British painter and printmaker
- Mark Wilkinson (zoologist) (born 1963), British zoologist
- Mark Wilkinson (rugby player) (born 1977), English rugby player
- Mark Wilkinson (* 1989), British musician and DJ, see Wilkinson (musician)
- Mark Wilkinson (filmmaker) , screenwriter, director, producer and cameraman
- Mark Wilkinson (singer) , Australian songwriter and singer
- Mathew Wilkinson , Australian actor
- Matthew Wilkinson (figure skater) (* 1985), British-South African figure skater
- Matthew John Wilkinson (born 1987), British badminton player
- Michael Wilkinson (* 1970), Australian costume designer
- Mike Wilkinson (* 1981), American-Macedonian basketball player
- Morton S. Wilkinson (1819-1894), American politician
N
- Neil Wilkinson (soccer player) (1955-2016), English soccer player
- Neil Wilkinson (ice hockey player) (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
- Neil Hamilton Wilkinson , British musician and composer, co-founder of British Sea Power
- Nicholas Wilkinson (* 1988), Norwegian-British politician
- Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson, Baron Browne-Wilkinson (1930–2018), British lawyer and judge
- Norman Wilkinson (1878–1971), British artist
O
- Ollie Wilkinson (born 1944), Irish politician
P
- Paul Wilkinson (political scientist) (1937–2011), British political scientist
- Paul Wilkinson (soccer player) (born 1964), English soccer player
- Peter Wilkinson (diplomat) (1914-2000), British diplomat
- Peter Wilkinson (track and field athlete) (1933-2014), British marathon runner
- Peter Wilkinson (musician) (born 1969), British bassist, co-founder of Cast (band)
R.
- Ray Wilkinson († 1984), American film technician and engineer
- Rhian Wilkinson (* 1982), British-Canadian soccer player
- Richard Wilkinson (cricketer) (born 1977), English cricketer
- Richard Wilkinson (actor) , American actor
- Richard Denys Wilkinson , British diplomat
- Richard G. Wilkinson (* 1943), British health scientist and university professor
- Richard H. Wilkinson (* 1951), American Egyptologist
- Richard James Wilkinson (1867–1941), British scholar and colonial administrator
- Richard Norton Wilkinson († 1804), Canadian soldier and judge
S.
- Spenser Wilkinson (1853–1937), British military historian and journalist
- Stephen Wilkinson (* 1956), British writer, journalist and translator
T
- Theodore Stark Wilkinson (politician) (1847–1921), American politician
- Theodore Stark Wilkinson (Admiral) (1888–1946), American naval officer
- Toby Wilkinson (* 1969), British Egyptologist
- Tony Wilkinson (1948-2014), British archaeologist
- Tom Wilkinson (born 1948), British actor
- Trevor Wilkinson (1923-2008), British automobile designer and entrepreneur
W.
- Wallace G. Wilkinson (1941–2002), American politician
- Walter Wilkinson (puppeteer) (1888–1970), British puppeteer
- Walter Wilkinson (track and field athlete) (born 1944), British middle-distance runner
- William Wilkinson (entrepreneur) (1744-1808), British entrepreneur
- William Wilkinson (architect) (1819–1901), British architect
- William Boutland Wilkinson (1819–1902), British civil engineer
Z
- Zoe Wilkinson (* 1980), British figure skater, see Zoe Jones
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wilkinson on surnames.behindthename.com (English)
- ↑ Wilkin on behindthename.com (English)