Adkins surname meaning

Adkins is an English patronymic surname meaning “son of Adkin.” Adkin is a medieval pet form of Adam, with the diminutive -kin and a later -s ending. The name was especially common in the English Midlands. Atkins, Adkin, Atkin, and Adkinson are closely related documentary forms; spelling differences do not prove separate origins or a single shared line. Parent’s name is the high-confidence catalog type because the surname records descent from a man called Adkin or Adam. Genealogical records are still needed to identify the particular ancestor behind a given Adkins family.