Last Name WATKIN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Walter, nickname Wat, diminutive Watkin. Watkiss is a corruption of Watkins, as Perkiss for Hopkins.Watkin, which is still familiar in Wales, was a general favourite throughout England in the hereditary surname period.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 24,328 (2000 US census) 15,017 (1990 US census)
Count 965 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 64.15%, or 619 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 32.54%, or 314 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.76%, or 17 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.24%, or 12 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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Scottish surnames

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