The Arkin Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Arkin family.

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The Arkin Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Arkin
1841 Census8
1851 Census2
1861 Census17
1871 Census16
1881 Census33
1891 Census50
1901 Census60

Most Frequent Forenames for the Arkin Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Arkin 0 0 2 3 6 2 3
John Arkin 0 0 2 0 3 4 6
Mary Arkin 0 0 4 1 3 4 0
Ellen Arkin 1 0 0 0 0 2 4
Sarah Arkin 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
James Arkin 0 0 1 1 2 0 1
Jane Arkin 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
George Arkin 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Thomas Arkin 0 1 0 0 3 1 0
Hannah Arkin 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Lucy Arkin 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Ada Arkin 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
Elizabeth Arkin 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
Eliza Arkin 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Edith Arkin 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Isabella Arkin 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Joseph Arkin 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Charles Arkin 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Robert Arkin 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Henry Arkin 2 0 0 0 0 1 0

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Arkin family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Arkin

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