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 | 60 |
| Buckinghamshire | 373 |
| Berkshire | 241 |
| Cambridgeshire | 53 |
| Channel Islands | 33 |
| Cheshire | 118 |
| Cornwall | 47 |
| Cumberland | 16 |
| Derbyshire | 139 |
| Devon | 237 |
| Dorset | 146 |
| Durham | 100 |
| Essex | 600 |
| Gloucestershire | 190 |
| Hampshire | 482 |
| Herefordshire | 27 |
| Hertfordshire | 467 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 42 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 689 |
| Lancashire | 677 |
| Leicestershire | 489 |
| Lincolnshire | 104 |
| London | 2,606 |
| Middlesex | 763 |
| Northumberland | 103 |
| Norfolk | 336 |
| Northamptonshire | 303 |
| Nottinghamshire | 183 |
| Oxfordshire | 96 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 42 |
| Shropshire | 41 |
| Suffolk | 176 |
| Somerset | 268 |
| Surrey | 633 |
| Sussex | 289 |
| Staffordshire | 895 |
| Warwickshire | 1,097 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 49 |
| Worcestershire | 320 |
| Yorkshire | 620 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 13 |
| Cardiganshire | 13 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 39 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 14 |
| Glamorgan | 335 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 177 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,439 |
| Farm Labourer | 132 |
| General Labourer | 128 |
| Labourer | 117 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 92 |
| Private Means | 85 |
| Dressmaker | 73 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 71 |
| Domestic Servant | 69 |
| None | 63 |
| Clerk | 57 |
| Scholar | 46 |
| At School | 42 |
| Bricklayer | 40 |
| Carman | 40 |
| House Painter | 40 |
| House Keeper | 39 |
| Errand Boy | 38 |
| General Servant Domestic | 37 |
| Laundress | 35 |
| Carpenter | 34 |
| Cook (domestic) | 34 |
| Assisting In Business | 34 |
| Farmer | 34 |
| Shop Assistant | 32 |
| 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 |