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Atkin History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Atkin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancient Anglo Saxon surname Atkin came from the personal name Adam. Atkin is a diminutive which means son of Adam.

Early Origins of the Atkin family

The surname Atkin was first found in Westmorland and Northumberland where they held a family seat from ancient times, before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.

Early History of the Atkin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Atkin research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1191, 1296, 1379 and 1621 are included under the topic Early Atkin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Atkin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Adkin, Atkin, Atkins, Adekin, Adekyns, Adekyn, Adkins and many more.

Early Notables of the Atkin family

Distinguished members of the family include

Sir Robert Atkins

Atkin Ranking

In the United States, the name Atkin is the 10,677^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Atkin family to Ireland

Some of the Atkin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Atkin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Atkin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Samson Atkin, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 2
John Atkin, who landed in Virginia in 1645 2

Atkin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Atkin, who arrived in Maryland in 1716 2
John Atkin, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1734 2
Thomas Atkin, who arrived in Maryland in 1766 2

Atkin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. James Atkin, aged 20, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Cynosure" in 1863

Atkin migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Atkin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Mary Atkin, British Convict who was convicted in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Experiment" on 4th December 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
Miss Jane Atkin who was convicted in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Brothers" on 20th November 1823, arriving in New South Wales, Australia and Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
Mr. Thomas Atkin, British convict who was convicted in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Bussorah Merchant" on 1st October 1829, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 5
Mr. William Atkin, (Aitkins), (b. 1784), aged 52, English labourer who was convicted in Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England for 14 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 20th January 1836, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1853 6
Miss Margaret Atkin, English convict who was convicted in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "Emma Eugenia" on 16th November 1841, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Atkin migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Atkin Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Atkin, who landed in Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand in 1840 aboard the ship Barque Tuscan
Mr. Atkin, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Tuscan" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 28th September 1842 8
William Atkin, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Zealandia" in 1861
Miss Mary Elizabeth Atkin, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Lancashire Witch" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 13th October 1863 9
James Atkin, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Empress" in 1865
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Atkin (post 1700) +

Arthur Oliver "A.O.L." Lonsdale Atkin (1925-2008), British-American computational number theorist, co-developer of the Atkin-Lehner theory and the Sieve of Atkin
Jerry Atkin (b. 1949), American CEO of Skywest Airlines
Jeffery Ralph Atkin (b. 1943), American businessman, SkyWest Airlines founder
Thomas R. Atkin, American politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of Tooele, Utah, 1989 10
Harvey Atkin (1942-2017), Canadian voice actor, known for his Genie nominated work on Meatballs (1979)
Jack Atkin (b. 1883), English footballer from Newhall, Derbyshire
John Michael Atkin (1948-2008), English footballer from Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Thomas "Tommy" Lowes Atkin (1906-1986), English footballer
Robert Travers Atkin (1841-1872), Irish-born, Australian politician in colonial Queensland
Charles Sydney Atkin (1889-1958), British gold medalist field hockey player at the 1920 Summer Olympics
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Atkin family +

Empress of Ireland

Miss Martha Jane Atkin (1890-1914), Canadian Second Class Passenger from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 11

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 22nd March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel-and-experiment
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 30th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/brothers
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 10th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bussorah-merchant
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elphinstone
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 30th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emma-eugenia
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 16) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html