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 | 247 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 39 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 33 |
| Cornwall | 30 |
| Cumberland | 19 |
| Derbyshire | 122 |
| Devon | 129 |
| Dorset | 128 |
| Durham | 17 |
| Essex | 116 |
| Gloucestershire | 117 |
| Hampshire | 172 |
| Herefordshire | 22 |
| Hertfordshire | 150 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 38 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 369 |
| Lancashire | 138 |
| Leicestershire | 278 |
| Lincolnshire | 151 |
| London | 1,099 |
| Middlesex | 123 |
| Northumberland | 39 |
| Norfolk | 271 |
| Northamptonshire | 141 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 151 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 38 |
| Shropshire | 13 |
| Suffolk | 129 |
| Somerset | 242 |
| Surrey | 54 |
| Sussex | 82 |
| Staffordshire | 242 |
| Warwickshire | 624 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 80 |
| Worcestershire | 135 |
| Yorkshire | 58 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 44 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 28 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 340 |
| Female Servant | 223 |
| Independent | 158 |
| Labourer | 115 |
| Male Servant | 112 |
| Farmer | 53 |
| Shoe Maker | 50 |
| Weaver | 37 |
| Dress Maker | 33 |
| Ag Labourer | 30 |
| Carpenter | 28 |
| Tailor | 28 |
| Gardener | 22 |
| Ribbon Weaver | 20 |
| Servant | 20 |
| Apprentice | 19 |
| Coal Miner | 17 |
| Pauper | 15 |
| Grocer | 14 |
| Butcher | 12 |
| Baker | 12 |
| Publican | 11 |
| Clerk | 11 |
| Laundress | 11 |
| Sawyer | 10 |
| 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 |