Find out how popular the last name Adkinson is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Adkinson.

Adkinson, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Adkinson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adkinson in America

Adkinson is the 13418th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adkinson surname appeared 2,271 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Adkinson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adkinson to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Adkinson

The surname Adkinson originated in England, likely in the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to be a patronymic name, derived from the given name "Adkin," which was a diminutive form of the name Adam. The suffix "-son" was commonly added to denote "son of," indicating that the original bearer was the son of someone named Adkin.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1297, where a Richard Adkinson is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use by the late 13th century in the Yorkshire region of England.

The name may also have derived from the place name "Adkinston" or "Adkingston," which was a small village located in the county of Northumberland. The village name itself is likely a combination of the personal name "Adkin" and the Old English word "tun," meaning an enclosure or settlement.

In the 16th century, there are records of an Adkinson family residing in the parish of Darrington, near Pontefract in West Yorkshire. This includes a Richard Adkinson, born around 1560, who was a landowner and yeoman farmer in the area.

One notable figure with the Adkinson surname was Robert Adkinson (1639-1703), an English author and clergyman who served as the Rector of Leigh in Lancashire. He published several religious works, including a book titled "The Christian's Spiritual Wealth" in 1691.

Another notable Adkinson was Thomas Adkinson (1683-1760), a wealthy merchant and landowner from Liverpool. He was involved in the slave trade and owned several plantations in the West Indies.

In the 18th century, the Adkinson name can be found in various parts of England, including Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Northumberland, suggesting that the name had spread from its original region.

William Adkinson (1775-1855) was a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars and participated in several notable battles, including the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

John Adkinson (1820-1892) was a prominent businessman and industrialist from Manchester, England. He established a successful cotton mill and was involved in the development of the city's textile industry.

While the Adkinson surname originated in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including North America and Australia, as a result of migration and settlement patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adkinson

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Adkinson.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Adkinson was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Adkinson has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Adkinson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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