The ancient Anglo Saxon surname Adekin came from the personal name Adam. Adekin is a diminutive which means son of Adam.
The surname Adekin was first found in Westmorland and Northumberland where they held a family seat from ancient times, before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Adekin research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1191, 1296, 1379, and 1621 are included under the topic Early Adekin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Adkin, Atkin, Atkins, Adekin, Adekyns, Adekyn, Adkins and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Adekin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Adekin family to IrelandSome of the Adekin 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.
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.
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