Origins of the Wilkin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 195North West 16Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 135East Midlands 52West Midlands 36East 210London 445South East 160South West 30South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilkins lived in london

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    2,600 Wilkin Travel & migration records
    18,000 Wilkins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wilkin

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    Common jobs for Wilkins

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    Commmon female occupations for Wilkins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    74

    General Servant Domestic

    48

    Servant

    47

    Domestic Servant

    43

    House Servant

    37

    Commmon male occupations for Wilkins in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    157

    Farmer

    80

    Coal Miner

    74

    Farm Labourer

    66

    General Labourer

    55

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