Akins may refer to:
Surname
- Etymology
The surname Akins is a Scottish and northern Irish variant of Aikens,[1] which in turn is a patronymic form of Aiken.[2] These names are all derived from the Scots personal name Aitken which is a pet form of Adam.[3]
- Distribution
A total of 75 Akins appear in the 1881 Census of Great Britain, and is ranked 19,524th most common surname.[4] A total of 216 Akins appear in the 1996 Electoral roll of Great Britain, and is ranked 15,975th most common surname.[4] In Griffith's Valuation, a property survey of Ireland from 1848-1864, records 3 households of Akins in Ireland; 2 in County Donegal and 1 in County Monaghan.[5] The surname Akins is ranked 1,556th in the 1990 United States Census.[6]
- People with the surname
- Chris Akins (b. 1976), American football player
- Claude Akins (1926- 1994), American actor
- Frank Akins (b. 1919), American football player
- Michael Akins, fictional character from Batman
- Rhett Akins (b. 1969), American singer-songwriter
- Virgil Akins (b. 1928), American boxer
- Zoe Akins (1886-1958), American playwright
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Akins-family-history.ashx
- ^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Aikens-family-history.ashx
- ^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Aitken-family-history.ashx
- ^ a b http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/default.aspx Retrieved on April 22, 2007
- ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/ Retrieved on April 15, 2007
- ^ http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last Retrieved on April 15, 2007
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