Atkins (surname)

Atkins is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881,[1] its frequency was highest in Buckinghamshire (6.0 times the British average), followed by Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Rutland, Kent, Dorset, Norfolk, and Berkshire.

## Art and Entertainment

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* Al Atkins (born 1947), British singer
* Anna Atkins (1799–1871), British pioneer of photography
* Chet Atkins (1924–2001), guitarist and record producer
* Cholly Atkins (1913–2003), American choreographer for Motown artists
* Christopher Atkins (born 1961), American actor
* Coral Atkins (1936–2016), British actress
* David Atkins (born 1955), Australian stage director
* Eileen Atkins (born 1934), English actress
* Essence Atkins (born 1972), American actress
* Ivor Atkins (1869–1953), Welsh choirmaster
* Jeffrey Atkins (born 1976), American rapper Ja Rule
* Juan Atkins (born 1962), American techno musician
* Lucy Atkins, British author
* Mark Atkins, Australian didgeridoo player
* Martin Atkins (born 1959), British drummer
* Michael Atkins (1747–1812), Irish actor and theatre manager
* Nicole Atkins (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
* Oliver F. Atkins (1917–1977), American photographer
* Rodney Atkins (born 1969), country singer
* Sharif Atkins (born 1975), actor

## Military

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* Barry K. Atkins (1911–2005), American admiral
* Tommy Atkins, World War I nickname for the iconic British soldier
* Travis Atkins (1975–2007), United States Army soldier; recipient of the Medal of Honor
* Vera Atkins (1908–2000), British intelligence officer
* Ben Atkins Army 2017-Present

## Politics

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* Charlotte Atkins (born 1950), United Kingdom Member of Parliament
* Colin Atkins, Canadian politician
* Humphrey Atkins (1922–1996), British politician
* Joe Atkins (born 1965), Minnesota State Representative
* Norman Atkins (1934–2010), Canadian politician
* Robert Atkins (politician) (born 1946), United Kingdom politician
* Toni Atkins (born 1962), American politician
* Victoria Atkins (born 1976), British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth and Horncastle since May 2015

## Sport

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* Brett Atkins (born 1964), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
* Chucky Atkins (born 1974), NBA basketball player
* Doug Atkins (1930–2015), American football player
* Ernie Atkins (1890–1972), Australian Rules footballer
* Garrett Atkins (born 1979), American baseball player
* Gary Atkins (born 1969), rugby league footballer
* Geno Atkins (born 1988), NFL football player
* Ian Atkins (born 1957), English footballer
* John Atkins (American football) (born 1992), American football player
* Kelley Atkins (born 1966), Canadian curler Kelley Law
* Larry Atkins (born 1975), formerly of the Kansas City Chiefs
* Ross Atkins (born 1989), English footballer
* Ross Atkins (baseball) (born 1973), baseball executive
* William Atkins (architect) (1811–1887), Irish architect
* William Atkins (footballer) (born 1939), former professional footballer

## Other

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* B. T. S. Atkins (Sue Atkins) (1931–2021), British lexicographer
* C. Clyde Atkins (1914–1999), American judge
* Craig S. Atkins (1903–1990), judge of the United States Tax Court
* Ella Atkins, American aerospace engineer
* Frances Atkins, British chef
* Henry Atkins (disambiguation)
* John F. Atkins, Irish scientist
* Madeleine Atkins CBE, British academic
* Peter Atkins (born 1940), professor of chemistry and author
* Robert Atkins (nutritionist) (1930–2003), physician noted for the Atkins Nutritional Approach (Atkins Diet)
* Ros Atkins, BBC News presenter
* Simon Green Atkins (1863–1934), American educator and founder of Winston-Salem State University
* Susan Atkins (1948–2009), Manson family member
* Tom Atkins (disambiguation)

## Fictional characters

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* Alfie Atkins, main character in the Swedish children's books series with the same name
* Maddison Atkins, popular character from the lonelygirl15 alternate reality game
* Marmalade Atkins, fictional character from Thames Television
* State Comptroller Atkins, public official in The Simpsons' unnamed state

## See also

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* Atkins (disambiguation)
* Adkins

## References

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1. ^ "Atkins Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014

Surname list

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