Atkins (surname)
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Atkins is a surname
of English
origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881 http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/ATKINS/1881census, its frequency was highest in Buckinghamshire
(6.0 times the British average), followed by Huntingdonshire
, Leicestershire
, Warwickshire
, Rutland
, Kent
, Dorset
, Norfolk
and Berkshire
. The name Atkins may refer to:
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
of English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881 http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/ATKINS/1881census, its frequency was highest in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
(6.0 times the British average), followed by Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
and Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
. The name Atkins may refer to:
- Al AtkinsAl AtkinsAlan John "Al" Atkins is an English heavy metal vocalist, perhaps best known for his association with Judas Priest...
, British singer - M. Alison AtkinsM. Alison AtkinsAlison Atkins was an English artist and illustrator.-Life:Margaret was born in Fulham, London to Arthur Atkins and Kate Bollaert. Her father was, in turn, a tea dealer, merchant and wholesale dealer...
, British illustrator - Anna AtkinsAnna AtkinsAnna Atkins was an English botanist and photographer. She is often considered the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images. Some sources claim that she was the first woman to create a photograph.-Early life:Anna Children was born in Tonbridge, Kent, England in 1799...
, British pioneer of photography - Barry K. AtkinsBarry K. AtkinsRear Admiral Barry Kennedy Atkins was an officer of the United States Navy best known for his achievements as a destroyer captain in World War II....
, American admiral - B. T. S. AtkinsB. T. S. AtkinsBeryl T. Atkins has been a professional lexicographer since 1966, first with Collins Publishers , where she was General Editor of the first 'modern' English-French dictionary, the Collins-Robert English-French Dictionary, then as Lexicographic Adviser to Oxford University Press, where she...
, British lexicographer - Charlotte AtkinsCharlotte AtkinsCharlotte Jean Scott Atkins is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Staffordshire Moorlands from 1997 until 2010.-Early life:...
, United Kingdom Member of Parliament - Chet AtkinsChet AtkinsChester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
, guitarist and record producer - Cholly AtkinsCholly AtkinsCharles “Cholly” Atkins was an American dancer and vaudeville performer, who later became noted as the house choreographer for the various artists on the Motown label.-Biography:...
, American choreographer for Motown artists - Christopher AtkinsChristopher AtkinsChristopher Atkins is an American actor, who became famous with his costarring debut role in the 1980 film The Blue Lagoon.-Early life:...
, American actor - Chucky AtkinsChucky AtkinsKenneth Lavon "Chucky" Atkins is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a free agent.-Basketball career:...
, an NBA basketball player - C. Clyde AtkinsC. Clyde AtkinsCarl Clyde Atkins was an American lawyer and judge.-Early life:Born in Washington, D.C., Atkins graduated from the University of Florida where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau. He received an LL.B. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1936...
, American judge - Colin Atkins, Canadian politician
- Coral AtkinsCoral AtkinsCoral Atkins is a British actress.Her television credits include: Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Softly, Softly, The Avengers, Callan, The Sweeney, Survivors and Emmerdale....
, British actress - David AtkinsDavid AtkinsDavid Atkins, OAM was recognised in the 2003 Queen’s Birthday Honours with a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the entertainment industry and is Australia’s most awarded producer, choreographer and director, and CEO of David Atkins Enterprises, a major-events production...
, Australian stage director - Doug AtkinsDoug AtkinsDouglas Leon Atkins is a former American football defensive end who played for the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Tennessee under legendary head coach Robert Neyland...
, American football player - Eileen AtkinsEileen AtkinsDame Eileen June Atkins, DBE is an English actress and occasional screenwriter.- Early life :Atkins was born in the Mothers' Hospital in Clapton, a Salvation Army women's hostel in East London...
, English actress - Ernest AtkinsErnest AtkinsErnest "Ernie" Atkins was an Australian rules footballer.Atkins spent his short career of 23 games, playing for University in the Victorian Football League . He kicked 7 goals.Atkins's son Jack Atkins played for Melbourne....
, Australian Rules footballer - Essence AtkinsEssence AtkinsEssence Uhura Atkins is an American actress. She is best known for the roles of Dee Dee Thorne on the UPN sitcom Half & Half and as Yvette Henderson on the The WB sitcom Smart Guy...
, American actress - Garrett AtkinsGarrett AtkinsGarrett Bernard Atkins is a Major League Baseball first baseman who is currently a Free Agent. He bats and throws right-handed....
, American baseball player - Geno AtkinsGeno AtkinsGene Renard "Geno" Atkins Jr. is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia...
, NFL football player - Henry AtkinsHenry AtkinsHenry Atkins may refer to:* Henry Atkins * Henry Atkins * Sir Henry Atkins, 3rd Baronet of the Atkins Baronets* Sir Henry Atkins, 4th Baronet of the Atkins Baronets...
, British chess player - Humphrey AtkinsHumphrey AtkinsHumphrey Edward Gregory Atkins, Baron Colnbrook KCMG PC was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1979-82....
, British politician - Ian AtkinsIan AtkinsIan Leslie Atkins is a former English professional footballer who became a manager later in his career, and now works as a coach with Sunderland. During a 20-year playing career he had eight clubs, including two spells with Sunderland and Birmingham City and playing more than 200 games with his...
, English footballer - Sir Ivor Atkins, Welsh choirmaster
- Jeffrey Atkins, American rapper Ja RuleJa RuleJeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...
- Joe AtkinsJoe AtkinsJoe Atkins is a Minnesota attorney and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 39B, which includes portions of Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. First elected in 2002, he is currently in his fourth term, and chairs the House Commerce...
, Minnesota State Representative - Juan AtkinsJuan AtkinsJuan Atkins is an American musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music, specifically Detroit techno along with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson...
, American techno musician - Kelley Atkins, Canadian curler Kelley LawKelley LawKelley Law formerly known as Kelley Atkins and Kelley Owen is a Canadian curler from Coquitlam, British Columbia...
- Larry AtkinsLarry AtkinsLarry Tabay Atkins III is a former American football linebacker. Atkins played in the National Football League from 1999 to 2003, spending four years with the Kansas City Chiefs and one year with the Oakland Raiders. In his five-year career, Atkins recorded nine tackles, one forced fumble, and one...
, formerly of the Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... - Mark Atkins, Australian didgeridoo player
- Martin AtkinsMartin AtkinsMartin Clive Atkins is an English drummer and session musician, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd., Ministry, Pigface, and Killing Joke...
, British drummer - Nicole AtkinsNicole AtkinsNicole Atkins is an American singer-songwriter. She has been compared to Roy Orbison and singers from the Brill Building era.-Early life:...
, American singer-songwriter - Norman Atkins, Canadian politician
- Peter AtkinsPeter AtkinsPeter William Atkins is a British chemist and former Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Lincoln College. He is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, including Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Quantum Mechanics...
, professor of chemistry and author - Robert Atkins (nutritionist)Robert Atkins (nutritionist)Robert Coleman Atkins, MD was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Nutritional Approach , a popular but controversial way of dieting that entails close control of carbohydrate consumption, emphasizing protein and fat intake, including saturated fat in addition to...
, physician noted for the Atkins Nutritional Approach (Atkins diet) - Robert Atkins (politician)Robert Atkins (politician)Sir Robert James Atkins is a British Conservative politician. Educated at Highgate School, he served as a councillor for the London Borough of Haringey from 1968 to 1977. He was the Member of Parliament for Preston North and South Ribble from 1979 to 1997 and became a Member of the European...
, United Kingdom politician - Rodney AtkinsRodney AtkinsRodney Allan Atkins is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records in 1996, he charted his first single on the Billboard country chart that year, but did not release an album until 2003's Honesty, which included the number 4 hit "Honesty ".If You're Going Through Hell, his second...
, country singer - Sharif AtkinsSharif AtkinsSharif Atkins is an American television actor. He's best known for his role as Dr. Michael Gallant on ER.- Career :He gained fame for his role as Dr. Michael Gallant, a character that debuted in the eighth season of the NBC Universal Television medical drama ER. He left ER after the 2003-2004...
, actor - Susan AtkinsSusan AtkinsSusan Denise Atkins was a convicted American murderer who was a member of the "Manson family", led by Charles Manson. Manson and his followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in California, over a period of five weeks in the summer of 1969...
(1948-2009), Manson family member - Tobi AtkinsTobi AtkinsTobi Atkins is an Australian actor. He is the son of David Atkins. He used to play the role of Henry Hunter in the soap opera Home and Away who was the son of Beth Hunter , a twin brother to Matilda Hunter...
, Australian actor - Tom Atkins, American politician
- Tom Atkins (actor)Tom Atkins (actor)Tom Atkins is an American television and film actor. He is primarily known for his work in the horror film genre, having worked with writers and directors such as John Carpenter, Stephen King, and George A. Romero...
, American actor - Tommy AtkinsTommy AtkinsTommy Atkins is a term for a common soldier in the British Army that was already well established in the 19th century, but is particularly associated with World War I. It can be used as a term of reference, or as a form of address. German soldiers would call out to "Tommy" across no man's land if...
, World War I-era nickname for the iconic British soldier - Toni AtkinsToni AtkinsToni G. Atkins is an American Democratic politician and a member of the California State Assembly from San Diego's 76th district. She formerly served on San Diego City Council, leaving office in December 2008 due to term limits...
, American politician - Vera AtkinsVera AtkinsVera Atkins, CBE was a British Intelligence Officer during World War II.-Early life:...
, British intelligence officer - William Atkins (architect)William Atkins (architect)William Atkins was an Irish architect of the Victorian era.A native of Cork, William Atkins is an architect whose fame has been lost to posterity, although in 1846 he received one of the largest public commissions in Cork city, to build the city and county asylum...
, Irish architect - William Atkins (footballer)William Atkins (footballer)William 'Bill' Atkins is a former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s....
, former professional footballer
Fictional characters
- Alfie AtkinsAlfie AtkinsAlfie Atkins is a fictional character created by the author Gunilla Bergström from Sweden in 1972. Alfie Atkins appears in books and animated cartoons. In Swedish, he is known as Alfons Åberg....
, Swedish space monster from space in the Nexium Galaxy - Maddison Atkins, popular character from a crtically acclaimedlonelygirl15Lonelygirl15lonelygirl15 was an interactive web-based video series which began in June 2006 and ran through to August 1, 2008. Developed under the working title The Children of Anchor Cove, the show gained worldwide media attention when it was outed as fictional in September 2006.-Overview:lonelygirl15...
Alternate Reality Game played by infants - Marmalade AtkinsMarmalade AtkinsMarmalade Atkins is a children's fictional character created by the writer Andrew Davies. Marmalade first appeared in the book Marmalade and Rufus in 1979, and the character was later brought to television in 1981 in which she was played by the actress Charlotte Coleman.-Background:A hair-raising...
, fictional character from Thames Television - State Comptroller Atkins, public official in The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
' unnamed state