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 | 63 |
| Buckinghamshire | 438 |
| Berkshire | 202 |
| Cambridgeshire | 48 |
| Channel Islands | 34 |
| Cheshire | 106 |
| Cornwall | 32 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 166 |
| Devon | 184 |
| Dorset | 152 |
| Durham | 86 |
| Essex | 463 |
| Gloucestershire | 201 |
| Hampshire | 358 |
| Herefordshire | 44 |
| Hertfordshire | 323 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 51 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 600 |
| Lancashire | 670 |
| Leicestershire | 549 |
| Lincolnshire | 133 |
| London | 2,484 |
| Middlesex | 484 |
| Northumberland | 116 |
| Norfolk | 292 |
| Northamptonshire | 273 |
| Nottinghamshire | 157 |
| Oxfordshire | 94 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 51 |
| Shropshire | 33 |
| Suffolk | 171 |
| Somerset | 252 |
| Surrey | 498 |
| Sussex | 201 |
| Staffordshire | 943 |
| Warwickshire | 965 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 53 |
| Worcestershire | 301 |
| Yorkshire | 674 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 36 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 14 |
| Glamorgan | 291 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 140 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 192 |
| Living On Own Means | 151 |
| General Servant Domestic | 133 |
| Dress Maker | 80 |
| Scholar | 74 |
| Cook Domestic | 66 |
| Laundress Wash | 54 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 53 |
| Carpenter | 48 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 48 |
| Bricklayer | 44 |
| Farmer | 44 |
| Domestic Servant | 43 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 37 |
| House Maid Domestic | 34 |
| Charwoman | 33 |
| Gardener Domestic | 32 |
| Commercial Clerk | 29 |
| Servant Domestic | 28 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 26 |
| Carman | 25 |
| Dressmaker | 25 |
| School | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 23 |
| Coal Hewer | 23 |
| 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 |