Atkins Name Meaning: Thought to derirve from the Hebrew 'Ad' beinf a shortened form of the name 'Adam' which means 'red earth'/'man'. May also mean 'Son of Atkin or Arthur'.
Thought to have derived from the forename Adam, may have been taken from a father's forname and used for a surname.
Discover how your Atkins ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 25 |
| Buckinghamshire | 293 |
| Berkshire | 165 |
| Cambridgeshire | 36 |
| Channel Islands | 28 |
| Cheshire | 20 |
| Cornwall | 37 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 62 |
| Devon | 128 |
| Dorset | 108 |
| Durham | 38 |
| Essex | 82 |
| Gloucestershire | 114 |
| Hampshire | 236 |
| Herefordshire | 21 |
| Hertfordshire | 180 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 74 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 361 |
| Lancashire | 153 |
| Leicestershire | 279 |
| Lincolnshire | 107 |
| London | 1,115 |
| Middlesex | 157 |
| Northumberland | 31 |
| Norfolk | 393 |
| Northamptonshire | 145 |
| Nottinghamshire | 21 |
| Oxfordshire | 139 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 74 |
| Shropshire | 18 |
| Suffolk | 125 |
| Somerset | 242 |
| Surrey | 99 |
| Sussex | 70 |
| Staffordshire | 339 |
| Warwickshire | 736 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 81 |
| Worcestershire | 140 |
| Yorkshire | 96 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 15 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 65 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 46 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 858 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 258 |
| House Servant | 133 |
| Labourer | 117 |
| At Home | 107 |
| Dress Maker | 79 |
| Servant | 71 |
| Farm Labourer | 69 |
| Laundress | 42 |
| General Servant | 41 |
| Pauper | 39 |
| Annuitant | 38 |
| Carpenter | 32 |
| Lace Maker | 31 |
| Shoe Maker | 31 |
| House Keeper | 27 |
| Ag Lab | 26 |
| House Maid | 24 |
| Ribbon Weaver | 23 |
| Errand Boy | 21 |
| Gardener | 21 |
| Nurse | 20 |
| Tailor | 20 |
| Cook | 19 |
| Scholar At Home | 19 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Atkins | 5,349 |
| Mary Atkins | 4,491 |
| John Atkins | 3,859 |
| Elizabeth Atkins | 3,090 |
| George Atkins | 2,905 |
| Thomas Atkins | 2,767 |
| James Atkins | 2,621 |
| Sarah Atkins | 2,579 |
| Charles Atkins | 1,682 |
| Henry Atkins | 1,571 |
| Ann Atkins | 1,570 |
| Eliza Atkins | 1,339 |
| Joseph Atkins | 1,296 |
| Jane Atkins | 1,271 |
| Emma Atkins | 1,132 |
| Alice Atkins | 1,075 |
| Annie Atkins | 1,032 |
| Arthur Atkins | 993 |
| Frederick Atkins | 992 |
| Ellen Atkins | 969 |
| Edward Atkins | 951 |
| Alfred Atkins | 921 |
| Robert Atkins | 908 |
| Emily Atkins | 859 |
| Hannah Atkins | 680 |