# Atkins (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/atkins/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Atkin (Adam)".

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 51,671 |
| US rank (2010) | 662 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,975 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (49,754 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈætkɪnz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Atkin + -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Atkins in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Atkins in the United States, the United Kingdom, The Bahamas and Australia.

## People named Atkins

- Chet Atkins, American guitarist (1924–2001)
- Eileen Atkins, British actress
- Peter Atkins, British chemist
- Tom Atkins, American actor
- Susan Atkins, American convicted murderer from California (1948-2009)
- Christopher Atkins, actor
- Juan Atkins, American musician and techno music developer (1962–2026)
- Essence Atkins, American actress
- Chucky Atkins, American basketball player (born 1974)
- Robert Atkins, American cardiologist (1930-2003)
- Derrick Atkins, Bahama athletics competitor
- Sharif Atkins, American actor

and 13 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Adkins, Atkinson, Aitken, Atkin, Adkinson, Addison.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.