Eakins Surname

89,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Eakins Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ekin,' but what this is the pet name for I have not discovered. It evidently belongs to the same class as Watkin, Wil-kin, Tomp-kin, &c, which gave us the genitive forms of Watkins, Wilkins, Tompkins, &c.

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Eakins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3051:84,1959,534
Canada3331:110,64711,850
England3161:176,32316,023
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Ireland941:50,0953,633
Northern Ireland901:20,5002,453
Wales241:128,9399,528
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Scotland111:486,71119,179
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2381:18,6132,241
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7751:64,7987,061

Eakins (11) may also be a first name.

Eakins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ekin,' but what this is the pet name for I have not discovered. It evidently belongs to the same class as Watkin, Wil-kin, Tomp-kin, &c, which gave us the genitive forms of Watkins, Wilkins, Tompkins, &c. The only explanation I can suggest is that Ekin is a modification of Edkin (v. Edkins).

1598. Thomas Marrott and Mary Eakyn: Marriage Lic. (London).

1693. Baptised — Gyles, s. Gyles Ekyns: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1721. Married — Samuel Ekin and Elizabeth Brown: ibid.

1730. Samuel Eakins, sheriffof Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1702. — Jeremiah Ekins and Ann Rea: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Ekins, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ekins was the name of a gentle family owning, in the 17th and 18th centuries, Favell manor and other properties in Northamptonshire, which were sold in 1814 for £23,970 (Cole's "Weston Favell").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Eakins Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eakins Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Eakins has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eakins? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eakins is the 89,239th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,355,066 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Eakins are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Eakins is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,305 people, or 1 in 84,195. In The United States Eakins is most common in: Texas, where 8 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Eakins exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Eakins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eakins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eakins last name increased 555 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 313 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 61 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eakins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Eakins last name is principally Presbyterian (38%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Eakins surname are 16.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.05% registered with the political party.

The amount Eakins earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $41,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $53,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heakins9245/
Easkins923/
Eatkins921/
Eackins921/
Ejakins921/
Akins9125,203/
Ekins911,771/
O'Eakins861/
Heaskins860/
Aikins832,465/
Akinse83329/
Akiens83188/
Aekins83146/
Hakins83138/
Eakens83129/
Ackins8361/
Eikins8315/
Hekins8313/
Gakins8312/
Eakyns837/
Eckins835/
Yekins835/
Akkins834/
Ahkins834/
Azkins832/
Eukins832/
Ekinns832/
Aukins831/
Oekins831/
Aykins831/
Aakins831/
Agkins831/
Akinss831/
Akinns831/
Eykins831/
Eekins830/
Gekins830/
Haikins77327/
Akinshe7762/
Hatkins7734/
Adtkins7725/
Gaikins7723/
Hadkins7722/
Haukins7720/
Hackins7716/
Haykins7710/
Atkinss778/
Geekins777/
Athkins777/
Ettkins776/
Addkins774/
Atckins774/
Hakkins774/
Adkinss773/
Jeekins773/
Atkinsh773/
Ajskins772/
Aatkins772/
Hagkins771/
Hedkins771/
Hoekins771/
Haqkins771/
Haekins771/
Aadkins771/
Aidkins771/
Asdkins771/
Audkins771/
Autkins771/
Eyaknse771/
Gejkins771/
Eyskins771/
Hegkins770/
Haakins770/
Achkins770/
Aickins770/
Heykins770/
Eachins770/
Eeskins770/
Adkinsd770/
Hahkins770/
Akens73792/
Akinç73278/
Ekens73147/
Ikins7372/
Eknæs7318/
Aikns739/
Atkns736/
Acins734/
Adkns733/
Ecins732/
Jkins731/
Etkns731/
Eqins731/
Ykins731/
Akinz731/
Akhns731/
Hauskins71407/
Hauckins711/
Haskinns711/
Haskinss711/
Haskisns711/
Haagkins711/
Hatckins711/
Haiskins710/
Hattkins710/
Howekins710/
Haeckins710/
Hashkins710/
Hahskins710/
Haaskins710/
Eikens67595/
Eykens67547/
Akinje67123/
Ekkens67106/
Hikins67100/
Akince6769/
Hakens6743/
Eicens6724/
Gakens6715/
Akinshova6713/
Akeens677/
Adkims675/
Ekince674/
Aquins673/
Achins672/
Gikins672/
Akkens672/
Akinze672/
Eicins672/
Haskns671/
Hykins671/
Acqins671/
Yekens671/
Ikinse671/
Equins671/
Eicēns671/
Ekinje671/
Ekenås671/
Ekenæs671/
Yikins671/
Adkyns671/
Akenst670/
Hautckins670/
Jikins670/
Aekens670/
Auskns670/
Hatkns670/
Eckens670/

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