Wilkinson (surname)
Wilkinson is an English surname of Norman origin. It is a variant of Williamson, derived from a variant of William, Wilkin, brought to the Anglo-Scottish border during the Norman Conquest. At the time of the British Census of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Wilkinson was highest in Westmorland, followed by Yorkshire, County Durham, Lincolnshire, Cumberland, Northumberland, Lancashire, Cheshire and Nottinghamshire. People named Wilkinson include:
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- A. H. Wilkinson, American politician
- Adrienne Wilkinson, American actress
- Alan Wilkinson (RAF officer), British flying ace
- Alec Wilkinson, American writer
- Alex Wilkinson, Australian soccer player
- Alfred Robert Wilkinson VC, British soldier
- Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian country singer
- Amandah Wilkinson, New Zealand-Australian pop musician
- Andrew Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Anne Wilkinson (poet), Canadian poet and writer
B
- Ben Wilkinson (poet), English poet
- Ben Wilkinson, English footballer
- Billy Wilkinson, Scottish footballer
- Bob Wilkinson, RAF armourer, later, Patrol Commander.
- Brian Wilkinson, Australian swimmer
- Bruce Wilkinson, American Christian teacher and writer
- Bud Wilkinson, American football player, coach, broadcaster and politician
C
- Carole Wilkinson, Australian writer
- Charles Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Chris Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Colm Wilkinson, Irish actor
- Crystal Wilkinson, African-American feminist writer
D
- Dan Wilkinson, American football player
- David Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Denys Wilkinson, British nuclear physicist
- Dot Wilkinson, American softball and bowling player
E
- Ed or Edward Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Ellen Wilkinson, British Labour Party politician
- Endymion Wilkinson, British sinologist and diplomat
- Ernest L. Wilkinson, American academic administrator, president of Brigham Young University
- Ernie Wilkinson, English footballer
- Eugene P. Wilkinson, United States Navy admiral
F
- Fanny Wilkinson, British gardener and landscape designer
- Frank Wilkinson, American civil liberties activist
- Freddy Wilkinson, English footballer
- Fred Wilkinson (footballer), English footballer
- Fred Wilkinson (speedway rider), British speedway rider
G
- Gary Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Gavin Wilkinson, New Zealand soccer player and manager
- Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist and Nobel Prize winner
- George Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Gina Wilkinson, Canadian actress, director, and playwright
- Glen Wilkinson, Australian professional snooker player
- Grant Wilkinson, British criminal
H
- Hannah Wilkinson, New Zealand soccer player
- Herb Wilkinson, American basketball player
- Howard Wilkinson, English soccer player and manager
- Hubert Wilkinson, English Anglican priest
J
- J. L. Wilkinson, American baseball team owner
- Jack Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Jacob Wilkinson, English businessman and politician
- James Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long, Texas pioneer
- Jeannette Wilkinson, English suffragist and trade unionist
- Jemima Wilkinson, American charismatic preacher
- Jim Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Jo Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Jane or Joan Wilkinson (died 1556), English silkwoman and Protestant reformer
- Joan Wilkinson, English cricketer
- Joe Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- John Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Jonathan Wilkinson (footballer), English footballer
- Jonathan Wilkinson, Canadian politician
- Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby union player
- Joseph Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- June Wilkinson, English model and actress
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- Kate Wilkinson (actress), American actress
- Kate Wilkinson (politician), New Zealand politician
- Katharine Wilkinson, English cricketer
- Kendra Wilkinson, American model
- Kevin Wilkinson, English drummer
L
- Laura Starr Ware Wilkinson, American home economist
- Laura Wilkinson, American diver
- Leah Wilkinson, British field hockey player
- Len Wilkinson, English cricketer
- Lisa Wilkinson, Australian television presenter and journalist
- Louis Wilkinson, British novelist
M
- Marian Wilkinson, Australian journalist and author
- Marianne Wilkinson, Canadian politician
- Mark Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Martha Wilkinson, American literacy campaigner; First Lady of Kentucky
- Mary Wilkinson, English scholar of German literature and culture
- Michael Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Monty Wilkinson (footballer), English footballer
- Monty Wilkinson (lawyer), American lawyer
- Morton S. Wilkinson, American politician
N
- Naomi Wilkinson, English TV presenter
- Neil Wilkinson (disambiguation)
- Neville Wilkinson, British Army officer, officer of arms, author and doll-house designer
- Nicholas Browne-Wilkinson, English jurist
- Norman Wilkinson, English artist
O
- Oliver Green-Wilkinson, English Anglican bishop
- Ollie Wilkinson, Irish politician
P
- Patrick Wilkinson (scholar), English classical scholar
- Paul Wilkinson (political scientist), British political scientist
- Paul Wilkinson (footballer), English footballer
- Percival Wilkinson, English rugby union player
- Percival Spearman Wilkinson, British Army general
- Peter Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Philip Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Pinckney Wilkinson, British merchant and politician
R
- R. J. Wilkinson, English bookseller and songwriter
- Raven Wilkinson, American ballerina
- Ray Wilkinson, American radio news anchor and reporter
- Rhian Wilkinson, Canadian soccer player and coach
- Richard Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Roma Wilkinson, American songwriter
- Rorden Wilkinson, British author and academic
- Rose Wilkinson, Canadian politician
- Roy Wilkinson (baseball), American baseball player
- Roy Wilkinson, British music journalist
- Ruth Wilkinson, New Zealand community leader and local historian
S
- Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson, English writer of children's books
- Scott Wilkinson, known as Yan, member of English alternative rock band Sea Power
- Sharon P. Wilkinson, American diplomat
- Shaun Wilkinson, English footballer
- Signe Wilkinson, American editorial cartoonist
- Simon Wilkinson (transmedia artist), British transmedia artist
- Smith S. Wilkinson, American lawyer and politician
- Spenser Wilkinson, English writer, professor of military history
- Stephen Wilkinson, British choral conductor and composer
- Stephen Wilkinson, known as Bibio, English musician and producer
- Steve Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Stuart Wilkinson (cricketer), English cricketer
- Stuart Wilkinson (rugby league), English rugby league football player and coach
- Sue Wilkinson (singer), British singer and songwriter
- Sue Wilkinson (professor), British feminist academic and advocate for same-sex marriage
- Suzanne Jane Wilkinson, New Zealand engineering academic
T
- Tate Wilkinson, English actor and manager
- Theodore Stark Wilkinson (Louisiana), American politician
- Theodore Stark Wilkinson, U.S. Navy admiral
- Thomas Wilkinson (disambiguation) or Tom Wilkinson, several people
- Tim Wilkinson (translator), English translator of Hungarian
- Tim Wilkinson, New Zealand golfer
- Toby Wilkinson, English Egyptologist
- Tony Wilkinson, British archaeologist and academic
- Tracey Wilkinson, English actress
- Trevor Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Tudor Wilkinson, American art collector and dealer
V
- Vicky Wilkinson, English professional boxer
W
- Wallace Wilkinson, American businessman and politician
- Walter Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Wilkie Wilkinson, British mechanic, founder member of the British Racing Mechanics Club
- William Wilkinson (disambiguation), several people
- Winston Wilkinson (badminton), Irish badminton player
- Winston Wilkinson (government official), American politician