Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ATKINS
There are approximately 25,485 people named Atkins in the UK. That makes it the 384th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 403 are named Atkins.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From name of parent
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The Atkins surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Camden derives it from At, a familiar abbreviation of Arthur, and kins, a diminutive, signifying a child, having the same meaning as the German kind, a child, an infant, i. e., the son of Arthur, so Wilkins, Simpkins, etc.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ATKIN. ATKINS. ATKINSON. See
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.