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
School 1,439
Farm Labourer 132
General Labourer 128
Labourer 117
General Servant (domestic) 92
Private Means 85
Dressmaker 73
Coal Miner Hewer 71
Domestic Servant 69
None 63
Clerk 57
Scholar 46
At School 42
Bricklayer 40
Carman 40
House Painter 40
House Keeper 39
Errand Boy 38
General Servant Domestic 37
Laundress 35
Carpenter 34
Cook (domestic) 34
Assisting In Business 34
Farmer 34
Shop Assistant 32

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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