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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 399 |
| Berkshire | 175 |
| Cambridgeshire | 25 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 151 |
| Cornwall | 31 |
| Cumberland | 33 |
| Derbyshire | 162 |
| Devon | 177 |
| Dorset | 116 |
| Durham | 94 |
| Essex | 214 |
| Gloucestershire | 168 |
| Hampshire | 295 |
| Herefordshire | 45 |
| Hertfordshire | 197 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 29 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 525 |
| Lancashire | 504 |
| Leicestershire | 397 |
| Lincolnshire | 162 |
| London | 2,146 |
| Middlesex | 426 |
| Northumberland | 39 |
| Norfolk | 234 |
| Northamptonshire | 221 |
| Nottinghamshire | 167 |
| Oxfordshire | 110 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 29 |
| Shropshire | 58 |
| Suffolk | 67 |
| Somerset | 242 |
| Surrey | 305 |
| Sussex | 172 |
| Staffordshire | 673 |
| Warwickshire | 851 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 73 |
| Worcestershire | 209 |
| Yorkshire | 612 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 25 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 243 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 94 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |