patronymic from the medieval personal name
Filkin, a diminutive from a short form of
Philip.habitational name from a place so
called in Oxfordshire, whose name is probably a tribal derivative (with Old English
-ingas ‘people of’) of the Old English personal name
Filica (of uncertain origin). Surname forms such as de
Filking(es) are found in the surrounding area from the 12th and
13th centuries.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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