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

Atkison, 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 Atkison surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Atkison in America

Atkison is the 27604th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Atkison surname appeared 872 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Atkison.

We can also compare 2010 data for Atkison 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 Atkison

The surname Atkison originated in England during the late Anglo-Saxon period. It is derived from the Old English personal name Adkin, which is a diminutive form of the name Adam. The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Aducinus and Aduchinus.

The name Atkison is believed to have originated in the counties of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, where it was particularly prevalent in the Middle Ages. It was one of the earliest English surnames to emerge from a given name, rather than being derived from a location or occupation.

Historical records show instances of the name spelled in various ways, including Atkynson, Adkinson, and Adkynson. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Richard Atkynson, who was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1327.

In the 16th century, notable individuals with the surname Atkison included Sir Robert Atkison (1520-1585), a prominent judge and legal scholar who served as a Justice of the Common Pleas under Queen Elizabeth I. Another notable bearer of the name was Roger Atkison (1564-1628), an English clergyman and author who wrote several religious works.

During the 17th century, the name Atkison continued to be well-represented in England. One noteworthy individual was Sir Harry Atkison (1638-1692), a member of the English Parliament and a wealthy landowner in Yorkshire.

In the 18th century, a famous bearer of the name was Thomas Atkison (1726-1798), a renowned English architect who designed several notable buildings in London, including the Chapel Royal at the Savoy Palace.

As the British Empire expanded, the name Atkison also spread to other parts of the world. In the 19th century, Henry Atkison (1815-1892) was a prominent Australian pastoralist and landowner, who played a significant role in the development of the wool industry in New South Wales.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Atkison

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

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 Atkison 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 Atkison 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 Atkison was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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