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 1,385
Agricultural Labourer 238
Labourer 217
Domestic Servant 90
General Servant 83
Dress Maker 65
Laundress 61
Servant 50
Coal Miner 44
House Keeper 41
Gardener 39
Carpenter 37
Silk Weaver 37
Annuitant 30
Wife Of Above 29
Farm Labourer 27
Shoe Maker 26
Painter 23
Miner 23
Clerk 22
Cook 22
Mason 21
Tailor 21
Butcher 21
No Occupation 20

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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