Origin Displayed: English-Alt
Origins Available: English-Alt, English
Spelling variations of this family name include: Adkin, Atkin, Atkins, Adekin, Adekyns, Adekyn, Adkins and many more.First found in Westmorland and Northumberland where they held a family seat from ancient times, before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Sir Jonathon Atkins who was Governor of Barbados in 1663; Henry Atkins settled in Plymouth in 1641; Thomas Adkins settled in East Hartford in 1682. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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