Last name Wilkes (Wilkes 
, ウィルクス 
, וילקס 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Wilkes is characteristic of Saint Kitts and Nevis, where it is quite a common surname, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Isle of Man (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Wilkes is the forename as well as the last name.
| richard wilkes English cleric and academic, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge 1548-1553 (b. 1505) |
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| thomas wilkes English diplomat (b. 1545) |
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| frances wilkes (died 1630) (b. 1557) |
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| richard wilkes (1666-1740) (b. 1666) |
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john wilkes English journalist and politician (1725-1797), GB (b. 1725) |
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| richard wilkes English physician and antiquary (b. 1691) |
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| israel wilkes (1698-1761) (b. 1698) |
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mary wilkes (1750-1802) (b. 1750) |
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| wetenhall wilkes Irish poet and author (b. 1706) |
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charles wilkes president of the Bank of New York 1825-1832 (1764-1833) (b. 1764) |
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| israel wilkes 1722 - 25 November 1805 (b. 1722) |
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| joseph wilkes entrepreneur, GB (b. 1733) |
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charles wilkes naval officer and explorer from the United States (1798-1877), US (b. 1798) |
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| john wilkes English printer (b. 1750) |
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| john de ponthieu wilkes (1755-1818) (b. 1755) |
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