An English surname the Adkins family name comes from the form ‘Adkin’, referring to the son of Adam or kin to Adam. An early spelling was Adekyn.

Spelling variations for Adkins include Adkinson, Aitkens, Atkin, Adekyn, Adekyns and Adekin.

Across England the Adkins families live, especially in Staffordshire, Northumberland, Warwickshire and the city of London. In Scotland the Adkins families are in Kirkcudbrightshire and Lanarkshire counties.

The states of Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Virginia and Missouri within the United States have the greater Adkins populations.

Famous: Trace Adkins (country music singer), Mathew Adkins (music composer from England), Doc Adkins (professional baseball player), Brad Adkins (artist), Nigel Adkins (footballer from England) and Scott Adkins (actor from England).