The "d" of "Ade" was changed to "t" in certain areas due to dialectal influences and perhaps illiteracy, and the final "s" indicated the genitive, being reduced from "son of."
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Adkins literally means "Son of little Adam." The Adkins surname derives from "Ade" - a nickname of sorts of the Hebrew-given name Adam, meaning "red earth" (it is thought that this refers to the earth of which God formed the first man in the Old Testament) plus the Olde English pre 7th century diminutive suffix "-kin". The surname "Adkins" is found to be Anglo-Saxon in origin, traced back to the early 1200's in England and later becoming a popular surname in Scotland in the mid 1400's. Regardless of nobility, there are also several historical documents refering to servents of Kings that share the Adkins surname. There are many notables in history of this surname, some suggesting that Adekyn is a name of noble blood, of which Sir John Adkins of Chard was a direct descendant of, that most American Adkins are believed to also be descendants of. Today, the variations of the surname aren't as popular as they used to be, with Adkins being the most popular, Atkins following in second. Several other "Johns" emigrated to Virginia but these were around the middle of the seventeenth century, several years after Sir John of Chard's will was made and probated in 1636, hence the discrepancy as to who arrived first. It is believed that Sir John Adkins came to the Colonies prior to February of 1623 because of personal letters that have been found addressed to him by his wife. He also named his daughters, Katherine Wells, Hannah Ford and Elizabeth Smith.
He also names his wife Katherine, his eldest son Edward, his 2 other sons Francis and William, and his sister Sarah Sellwood.
In his will, dated the 16th of July, 1636, Sir John refers to his grandson, son of John Adkins II, who was born in the Colonies between 16. Sir John Adkins was a well-known merchant, engaging in commerce with the Colonies. He emigrated from Bristol, England which was in close proximity to Chard, England.
Sir John Adkins was a descendant of William Adekyn of County Somersetshire, born in 1327 and deceased in 1377. The other is Sir John Adkins of Chard.Įvidence has been found that suggests that most of the Adkins people that came to the Colonies from England are direct descendants of Sir John Adkins of Chard, Somerset, England. One was that of Niccodcmus Adkins, who traveled from Northumberland to Virginia in 1635. The first recorded Adkins in the Colonies is disputed due to a discrepancy in dates. Another John, John Adekynes was documented in County Surrey in the year 1332.Īll throughout history, there are recordings of this surname having moved around to different countries, which makes it hard to pinpoint a specific varitation to a certain time period. The next recorded version of it is in Canterbury in the year 1279, being that of a John Adekyn. This was recorded in 1191 in County Norfolk. The earliest records of the name mentions a gentleman named Adekin who had no surname. This was only recognized by those of noble blood, as it granted them added prestige and a practical advantage to their status. This meant that the officials often had to guess at the spelling after hearing the person speak their name, leading to the numerous variations we see today.įollowing the crusades in Europe in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries, a need was felt for a family name to replace the one given to a child at birth. Accents and other dialectal issues heavily influenced how many variations of any surname there were due to the fact that many people were illiterate and did not know how their own name was spelled. To understand the evolution of a surname to it's earliest origins, one must understand that even in the earliest days of a name, there have been different spellings of that name simply because surnames were infrequently written down, as few people could write.
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