Family name Wakelin (Wakelin 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare surname. The last name Wakelin is characteristic of New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.
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| Wakelin | Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand |
| richard wakelin (1713–1798) (b. 1713) |
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| edward wakelin 1718-1784; Engl. Goldschmied (b. 1718) |
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| richard wakelin (1816–1881) New Zealand coffee-house keeper, editor of the 'Wellington Independent' in 1853, political candidate in Wellington (b. 1816) |
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| richard wakelin (1816-1881) (b. 1816) |
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james h. wakelin, jr. Assistant Secretary of the Navy (b. 1911) |
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| edwin wakelin English cricketer (1880-1925) (b. 1880) |
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| roland wakelin Australian painter (1887-1971), NZ (b. 1887) |
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| richard wakelin painter (1921–1987) (b. 1921) |
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darryl wakelin Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1974) |
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| joan wakelin (b. 1928) |
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| johnny wakelin British singer-songwriter, GB (b. 1939) |
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chris wakelin English snooker player, GB (b. 1992) |
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| martyn f. wakelin (b. 1935) |
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| barry wakelin Australian politician, AU (b. 1946) |
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| simon wakelin British photojournalist, GB (b. 1966) |
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