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 | 58 |
| Buckinghamshire | 399 |
| Berkshire | 196 |
| Cambridgeshire | 70 |
| Channel Islands | 21 |
| Cheshire | 53 |
| Cornwall | 34 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 74 |
| Devon | 152 |
| Dorset | 153 |
| Durham | 73 |
| Essex | 220 |
| Gloucestershire | 140 |
| Hampshire | 269 |
| Herefordshire | 53 |
| Hertfordshire | 259 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 58 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 622 |
| Lancashire | 442 |
| Leicestershire | 426 |
| Lincolnshire | 111 |
| London | 2,327 |
| Middlesex | 342 |
| Northumberland | 23 |
| Norfolk | 325 |
| Northamptonshire | 200 |
| Nottinghamshire | 72 |
| Oxfordshire | 131 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 58 |
| Shropshire | 43 |
| Suffolk | 143 |
| Somerset | 278 |
| Surrey | 350 |
| Sussex | 167 |
| Staffordshire | 749 |
| Warwickshire | 931 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 73 |
| Worcestershire | 248 |
| Yorkshire | 373 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 14 |
| Denbighshire | 22 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 162 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 91 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,245 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 301 |
| General Labourer | 109 |
| Domestic Servant | 107 |
| Coal Miner | 103 |
| Laundress | 98 |
| Dress Maker | 91 |
| General Servant | 90 |
| Labourer | 85 |
| Annuitant | 66 |
| Farm Labourer | 58 |
| Carpenter | 49 |
| General Servant Domestic | 42 |
| Tailor | 34 |
| No Occupation | 33 |
| Silk Weaver | 33 |
| Bricklayer | 30 |
| Gardener | 29 |
| Charwoman | 28 |
| Butcher | 26 |
| Cook | 24 |
| Painter | 24 |
| Servant Domestic | 23 |
| Blacksmith | 22 |
| Errand Boy | 21 |
| 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 |