The Atkinson Family History

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

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The Atkinson Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Atkinson
1841 Census1013
1851 Census5810
1861 Census10575
1871 Census16031
1881 Census22200
1891 Census24912
1901 Census32247

Most Frequent Forenames for the Atkinson Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Atkinson 76 476 886 1271 1661 1724 2003
John Atkinson 87 503 857 1255 1612 1674 2051
William Atkinson 82 472 830 1135 1453 1482 1796
Elizabeth Atkinson 54 335 614 811 1007 983 1095
Thomas Atkinson 45 298 520 734 974 993 1210
George Atkinson 44 193 387 621 842 896 1144
Sarah Atkinson 50 237 428 592 781 722 836
James Atkinson 38 190 383 547 718 761 908
Jane Atkinson 40 217 371 499 605 565 619
Margaret Atkinson 30 152 272 382 544 544 696
Joseph Atkinson 31 162 261 394 494 560 674
Robert Atkinson 27 139 240 358 483 515 625
Annie Atkinson 0 2 51 199 457 595 860
Ann Atkinson 47 230 358 379 353 274 263
Henry Atkinson 25 103 173 290 381 383 457
Charles Atkinson 12 81 153 230 347 405 457
Alice Atkinson 12 59 124 236 327 390 514
Hannah Atkinson 19 108 181 249 285 279 329
Ellen Atkinson 7 57 143 201 248 259 310
Richard Atkinson 14 82 128 179 246 255 297

Your Family History Search

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

View Name: ATKINSON.

ATKINSON

Derivation:
With English Origin, "Atkinson" is from the pet name "Atkin", which is a diminutive of "Adam".

History:

Linked Surnames:
Acheson, Aitchison, Aicheson, Aitcheson, Adcock, Atcock, Atkins, Atkinsen

 


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