Atkinson Name Study
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Surname Origin and Variants
The surname Atkinson is a North English, Scottish relationship name patronymic from the personal names Atkin or Adkin. Also found in early records as Adkynsone, Atkynson, Attkinson. Variants: Adkinson, Ackenson, Atkison, Aitchison.
The surnames Acheson, Aicheson, Aitcheson, Aitchison, and Atkinson are reported in Surnames of Scotland by George F. Black, pg. 5 to all mean 'son of Adam': "the first four from the diminuative Atty, and the last from the diminutive Adkin with the d sharpened to t."
Those with surname Atkin, and variants Adkin, Etkin, Eskin, Aitken, Akin, Atkins are possibly related, but this is not yet established with DNA in the Atkinson Project.
About the Project
The Atkinson Name Study project, initiated in March 2024, serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Atkinson name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in Atkinson and related surnames.
As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Atkinson's), by time period (18th Century Atkinson's), or by topic (Atkinson DNA, Atkinson Occupations, Atkinson Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.
Also see the related surnames and surname variants.
How to Join
Welcome! To join the Atkinson Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free dive right in. Please add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction. Contact me, Ann (Atkinson) Sawusch if you have any questions or comments. This project is at early stages and benefits from your comments and contributions.
If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Ann Sawusch for assistance.
Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:
Resources
WikiTree Reports
Research Pages
Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!
Atkinson DNA Study - coordinator Ann (Atkinson) Sawusch
Atkinson Name Origin and Distribution
Atkinson Migration
Membership
- Ann (Atkinson) Sawusch - (Project Coordinator; Atkinson DNA; Migrating Atkinson's)
- Please Add your name here - (and your interest in Atkinson Name.) Do you need help with a Space page to gather your information and link to the Atkinson Name Study? Contact Ann (Atkinson) Sawusch
Related Surnames and Surname Variants
Sources
- Black, George F. The Surnames of Scotland: their origin, Meaning, and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Isbn 0-87104-172-3.
- Hanks, P., Coates, R, McClure P., et al. The Oxford Dictionary of Famiy Names in Britian and Ireland. 4.vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN:978-0-967776-4 (set)
Acknowledgements
Greg Slade - for One Name Study Resources links syntax
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