Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
COLLINS
There are approximately 107,951 people named Collins in the UK. That makes it the 60th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,709 are named Collins.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From name of parent
Related and similar surnames
CollinCollings
Colling
Collinge
Collinson
Coghlin
Callins
Collyns
Ccollins
Coallins
Coliins
Coalins
Cohlins
Ccolins
Chollin
Cholines
Coalin
Colign
Cohlin
Coillins
Cholin
Colghlin
Coahlin
Cohlinn
Coligne
Coaline
Coilins
The Collins surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic.) From Cuilein, darling, a term of endearment applied to young animals, as Catulus, in Latin. In the Welsh, Collen signifies hazel--a hazel-grove.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COLLIN. COLLINS. COLLIS. Colin is one of the diminutives of Nicholas, and Collins may be its genitive, and CoUis a corruption thereof. There are, however, other assigned etymons, as Fr. colli rn;, a hill, and Gael, cuilcin, a term of endearment. But Collinc is also an ancient baptismal name, which existed before the comiilation of Domesday. According to B.L.G. the Collinses of Walford existed, CO iwrnine, in the time of the Conqueror, in cos. Hereford and Salop.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.