Wilkes (surname)
Wilkes is a surname of English origin. Its origin is as a variant of the name William. At the time of the British Census of 1881 Wilkes Surname at Forebears, its relative frequency was highest in Staffordshire (9.5 times the British average), followed by Worcestershire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Flintshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Montgomeryshire and Anglesey. In all other British counties, its relative frequency was below national average. The name Wilkes may refer to:
- Albert Wilkes (1874–1936), English sports photographer and football (soccer) player
- Alice Wilkes, lady in waiting to Queen Katherine Howard
- Alexander Wilkes (1900–1937), English cricketer
- Belinda Wilkes, English astrophysicist
- Benjamin Wilkes (died c.1749), British entomological painter
- Brent A. Wilkes, executive director of the League of United Latin American Citizens
- Brent R. Wilkes (born 1954), American defense contractor
- Carissa Wilkes (born 1986), New Zealand road cyclist
- Cathy Wilkes (born 1966), Northern Ireland artist
- Charles Wilkes (1798–1877), American naval officer and explorer
- Dave Wilkes (born 1964), English professional football player
- Debbi Wilkes (born 1946), Canadian figure skater and author of books on figure skating
- Del Wilkes (born 1961), American wrestler
- Donald E. Wilkes Jr. (1944–2019), American professor of law
- Donna Wilkes (born 1959), American film actress
- Faas Wilkes (1923–2006), Dutch football (soccer) player
- Frank Wilkes (1922–2015), Australian politician
- Frederick Wilkes (1869–after 1892), English professional footballer
- Fred Wilkes (1883–1942), English professional footballer
- George Wilkes (1817–1885), American journalist and newspaper editor
- Ian Wilkes (born 1965), Australian racehorse trainer in the USA
- India Wilkes, fictional character in American novel and film Gone with the Wind
- J. D. Wilkes (born 1972), American musician
- Jamaal Wilkes (born 1953), American basketball player, formerly Keith Wilkes
- James Wilkes (disambiguation), several people
- Jane Renwick Smedburg Wilkes (1827-1913), American nurse and philanthropist
- Joanne Wilkes (born 1956), New Zealand professor of English literature
- John Wilkes (disambiguation), several people
- Jon Wilkes (born 1985), American drummer
- Jonathan Wilkes (born 1978), English television presenter, actor and musician
- Joseph Wilkes (1733–1805), English industrialist and agricultural improver
- Justin Wilkes, film producer
- Kathy Wilkes (1946–2003), English philosopher and academic
- Kris Wilkes (born 1998), American basketball player
- Lyall Wilkes (1914–1991), English historian, judge and politician
- Mary Allen Wilkes (born 1937), American computer programmer and hardware engineer
- Sir Maurice Wilkes (1913–2010), British computer scientist
- Maya Wilkes, fictional character in American TV sitcom Girlfriends
- Melanie Wilkes, fictional character in American novel and film Gone with the Wind
- Sir Michael Wilkes (1940–2013), British army general
- Oliver Wilkes (born 1980), English born Scottish rugby league player
- Oren Wilkes (born 1988), American fashion model and blogger
- Owen Wilkes (1940–2005), New Zealand peace campaigner
- Paget Wilkes (1871–1934), English missionary in Japan
- Paul Wilkes (born 1938), American author on Catholicism
- Peter Singleton Wilkes (1827–1900), American Confederate politician
- Reggie Wilkes (born 1956), American football player
- Rich Wilkes (born 1966), American filmmaker
- Richard Wilkes (16th century), English priest and academic
- Richard Wilkes (antiquarian) (1691–1760), English physician and antiquarian
- Robert Wilkes (1832–1880), Irish-Canadian politician and businessman
- Robert Wilkes (priest) (born 1948), Church of England priest, former Dean of Birmingham Cathedral
- Rodney Wilkes (1925–2014), Trinidadian weightlifter
- Sarah Wilkes (born 1990), Canadian curler
- Stephen Wilkes, American photographer
- Steve Wilkes (born 1967), English professional footballer
- T. M. Wilkes (1888–1958), Controller of Civil Aviation in New Zealand
- Thomas Wilkes (MP) (by 1508–1536/37), English politician
- Sir Thomas Wilkes (c.1545–1598), English civil servant and diplomat
- Tom Wilkes (footballer) (1874–1921), English footballer
- Tom Wilkes (1939–2009), American art director, designer, photographer, illustrator, writer and producer-director
- Trudi Wilkes (born 1973), British voiceover artist
- William Wilkes (1865–1940), English cricketer
Fictional characters
- Annie Wilkes, fictional character in the Stephen King novel and film Misery
- Ashley Wilkes, fictional character in American novel and film Gone with the Wind
- Sergeant Wilkes, fictional character in the film, Dracula's Daughter
See also
This page lists people with the surname Wilkes.
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