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 | 340 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 38 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 55 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 77 |
| Devon | 141 |
| Dorset | 123 |
| Durham | 30 |
| Essex | 187 |
| Gloucestershire | 110 |
| Hampshire | 215 |
| Herefordshire | 30 |
| Hertfordshire | 207 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 74 |
| Isle of Man | 9 |
| Kent | 425 |
| Lancashire | 331 |
| Leicestershire | 250 |
| Lincolnshire | 79 |
| London | 1,783 |
| Middlesex | 245 |
| Northumberland | 37 |
| Norfolk | 263 |
| Northamptonshire | 176 |
| Nottinghamshire | 43 |
| Oxfordshire | 143 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 74 |
| Shropshire | 25 |
| Suffolk | 151 |
| Somerset | 192 |
| Surrey | 210 |
| Sussex | 73 |
| Staffordshire | 428 |
| Warwickshire | 777 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 64 |
| Worcestershire | 148 |
| Yorkshire | 238 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 10 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 96 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 77 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,385 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 238 |
| Labourer | 217 |
| Domestic Servant | 90 |
| General Servant | 83 |
| Dress Maker | 65 |
| Laundress | 61 |
| Servant | 50 |
| Coal Miner | 44 |
| House Keeper | 41 |
| Gardener | 39 |
| Carpenter | 37 |
| Silk Weaver | 37 |
| Annuitant | 30 |
| Wife Of Above | 29 |
| Farm Labourer | 27 |
| Shoe Maker | 26 |
| Painter | 23 |
| Miner | 23 |
| Clerk | 22 |
| Cook | 22 |
| Mason | 21 |
| Tailor | 21 |
| Butcher | 21 |
| No Occupation | 20 |
| 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 |