Atkinson

English

Etymology

From Atkin or Atkins +‎ -son.

Proper noun

Atkinson (countable and uncountable, plural Atkinsons)

1. A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic] meaning "son of Atkin", a Middle English diminutive of Adam.
2. A placename:
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A town and township in Henry County, Illinois.
      2. An unincorporated community in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana.
      3. An unincorporated township in Piscataquis County, Maine.
      4. A township in Carlton County, Minnesota.
      5. A city and township in Holt County, Nebraska.
      6. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
      7. A town in Pender County, North Carolina.
   2. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
   3. A village in Saint Andrew parish, Dominica.
   4. Ellipsis of Atkinson County.

Derived terms

• Atkinson County
• Atkinsonian

 

Translations

Transliterations of the surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿特金森 (Ātèjīnsēn)

• Japanese: アトキンソン (Atokinson)
• Russian: А́ткинсон (ru) (Átkinson)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Atkinson is the 637^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 53,376 individuals. Atkinson is most common among White (79.3%) and Black/African American (14.0%) individuals.

See also

• Adkinson
• Atkin
• Atkins