Atkins Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Atkins Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Atkins family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,774
General Labourer 184
Agricultural Labourer 169
Coal Miner 122
Labourer 99
Dress Maker 96
Living On Own Means 89
Domestic Servant 89
Laundress 73
Farm Labourer 70
General Servant 61
Living On Her Own Means 58
Carpenter 52
General Servant Domestic 50
Gardener 44
Farmer 40
General Domestic Servant 39
Errand Boy 30
Shoe Maker 30
Butcher 28
Clerk 28
Tailoress 27
Blacksmith 27
Cook Domestic Servant 25
Carman 25

Atkins Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Atkins 100% 77,704
2 Attkins 86% 1,416
3 Aitkins 86% 186
4 Tokins 67% 173
5 Etkins 83% 103

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The surname Atkins is the most popular version of all its varients

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