Last Name ATKINS

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Meaning The son of Adam, from the nikname Addy, diminutive Adkin sharpened to Atkin.
See Adkin.
Camden derives it from 'At,' a familiar abbreviation of Arthur, and kins, a climinutive, 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.
Origin English

Rank 619 (2000 US census) 500 (1990 US census)
Count 49,754 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 70.28%, or 34967 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 25.51%, or 12692 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.39%, or 194 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.56%, or 279 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.82%, or 906 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.44%, or 716 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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