Walkin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Walkin family

The surname Walkin was first found in Huntingdon, where they had been granted lands by William the Conqueror, and were originally from the Norman French name Walchelyn.

Walkelin or Walchelin (d. 1098) was Bishop of Winchester. He was "a Norman by birth, and is said to have been a kinsman of the Conqueror. He was probably one of the clergy of the cathedral church of Rouen, for Maurilius (d. 1067) knew him well and spoke highly of him, and he was one of William's clerks. " 1

Early History of the Walkin family

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Walkin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wakelyn, Wakelin and others.

Early Notables of the Walkin family

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Walkin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Walkin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Robert Walkin, who landed in Virginia in 1622 2
Abraham Walkin, who arrived in Maryland in 1663 2

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)