The Atkins Family History

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

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The Atkins Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Atkins
1841 Census329
1851 Census1997
1861 Census3292
1871 Census5311
1881 Census8540
1891 Census9674
1901 Census12876

Most Frequent Forenames for the Atkins Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Atkins 22 152 258 386 595 619 779
Mary Atkins 22 119 220 350 459 468 481
John Atkins 17 138 195 290 374 402 509
George Atkins 13 84 144 219 349 391 473
Elizabeth Atkins 15 93 157 223 301 313 339
Thomas Atkins 21 83 136 203 268 307 365
James Atkins 16 78 130 189 261 290 335
Sarah Atkins 13 88 132 199 278 260 290
Charles Atkins 6 48 73 127 213 240 308
Henry Atkins 9 57 96 134 198 195 191
Alice Atkins 0 12 29 76 164 207 265
Emma Atkins 6 49 68 108 176 158 168
Eliza Atkins 10 66 87 114 155 154 141
Annie Atkins 0 1 9 55 154 202 295
Arthur Atkins 1 9 27 53 134 168 279
Joseph Atkins 6 30 60 88 137 157 181
Frederick Atkins 1 10 36 79 133 156 247
Jane Atkins 6 48 74 110 139 126 124
Alfred Atkins 7 30 42 85 130 135 195
Emily Atkins 6 22 32 91 135 136 185

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Atkins 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: Atkins

View Name: ATKINS.

ATKINS

Derivation:
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'.

History:
Thought to have derived from the forename Adam, may have been taken from a father's forname and used for a surname.

Linked Surnames:
Akyne, Atken, Atkin, Atkinson, Adkins, Adkinson,

 


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