Last Name ADKINS

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Meaning	The son of Adam, from the nikname Addy, diminutive Adkin sharpened to Atkin. Little Adam, or the son of Adam, from 'Ad' and 'kins,' a diminutive, signifying child, from the German 'kind,' so Wilkins, Tompkins, etc.

Origin	English, Irish, Falkland, South african

Rank	408 (2000 US census)	394 (1990 US census)

Count	71,528 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

88.92%, or 63603 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
7.52%, or 5379 total occurrences, as black,
0.28%, or 200 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.87%, or 622 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.26%, or 901 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.15%, or 823 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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