Watkin

Watkin is an English surname formed as a diminutive of the name Watt (also Wat), a popular Middle English given name itself derived as a pet form of the name Walter. First found in a small Welsh village in 1629.

Within the United Kingdom it is associated with being a Welsh surname.

It may refer to:

;People *Arthur Watkin, English footballer *Billy Watkin, English footballer *Cyril Watkin, English footballer *Edward Watkin, Victorian railway chairman **Edward Watkin (disambiguation) *Evan Watkin, New Zealand cricket umpire *Frank Watkin, English footballer *George Watkin, English footballer *Louise Watkin, British paralympic swimmer *Pierre Watkin, an American actor *Steve Watkin, English cricketer *Steve Watkin (footballer), Welsh footballer *Thomas Glyn Watkin, Welsh lawyer *Watkin Tench, British marine officer in Australia's First Fleet *Watkin Tudor Jones, also known as Ninja, South African rapper *Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet, Welsh politician *William Thompson Watkin (1836–1888), English archaeologist *William Ward Watkin, American architect Provided by Wikipedia