# Adkins

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**Adkins** is a surname of English origin derived from a diminutive form for [Adam](/source/Adam_(name)).[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:

- [Adele Adkins](/source/Adele) (born 1988), British singer
- [Allen Adkins](/source/Allen_Adkins) (1929–1999), American racing driver
- [Amanda Adkins](/source/Amanda_Adkins_(politician)) (born 1974/1975), American politician and businesswoman
- [Amanda Adkins (swimmer)](/source/Amanda_Adkins_(swimmer)) (born 1976), American swimmer
- [A. W. H. Adkins](/source/A._W._H._Adkins) (1929–1996), British classical scholar
- [Bennie G. Adkins](/source/Bennie_G._Adkins) (1934–2020), United States soldier; recipient of the Medal of Honor
- [Bertha Adkins](/source/Bertha_Adkins) (1906–1983), American educator, political activist, public servant, and community leader
- [Betty Adkins](/source/Betty_Adkins) (1938–2001), American politician
- [Betty Viana-Adkins](/source/Betty_Viana-Adkins) (born 1971), Venezuelan bodybuilder
- [Bob Adkins](/source/Bob_Adkins) (1917–1997), American football player
- [Brad Adkins](/source/Brad_Adkins) (born 1973), American artist
- [Bradley Adkins](/source/Bradley_Adkins) (born 1993), American track and field athlete
- [Cecelia Adkins](/source/Cecelia_Adkins) (1923–2007), American publisher
- [Charles Adkins (politician)](/source/Charles_Adkins_(politician)) (1863–1931), American politician
- [Charles Adkins (boxer)](/source/Charles_Adkins_(boxer)) (1932–1993), American boxer
- [Damien Adkins](/source/Damien_Adkins) (born 1981), Australian footballer
- [Dan Adkins](/source/Dan_Adkins) (1937–2013), American illustrator
- [Sinbad](/source/Sinbad_(comedian)) (born David Adkins in 1956), American actor/comedian
- [David E. Adkins](/source/David_E._Adkins), American businessman, pastor, and politician
- [Derrick Adkins](/source/Derrick_Adkins) (born 1970), American sprinter
- [Dewey Adkins](/source/Dewey_Adkins) (1918–1998), American baseball player
- [Dick Adkins](/source/Dick_Adkins) (1920–1955), American baseball player
- [Doc Adkins](/source/Doc_Adkins) (1872–1934) American pitcher in Major League Baseball
- [Dorothy Adkins](/source/Dorothy_Adkins) (1912–1975), American psychologist
- [Doug Adkins](/source/Doug_Adkins) (born 1963), American country musician and songwriter
- [Elizabeth W. Adkins](/source/Elizabeth_W._Adkins) (born 1957), American archivist
- [George Adkins](/source/George_Adkins) (1910–1976), New Zealand rugby player
- [Grady Adkins](/source/Grady_Adkins) (1897–1966), American baseball player
- [Greg Adkins](/source/Greg_Adkins) (born 1968), American football player and coach
- [Hasil Adkins](/source/Hasil_Adkins) (1937–2005), American musician
- [Homer Burton Adkins](/source/Homer_Burton_Adkins) (1892–1949), American chemist
- [Homer Martin Adkins](/source/Homer_Martin_Adkins) (1890–1964), Governor of Arkansas
- [James Adkins](/source/James_Adkins_(baseball)) (born 1985), American baseball player
- [James A. Adkins](/source/James_A._Adkins) (born 1954), Adjutant General of Maryland
- [James C. Adkins](/source/James_C._Adkins) (1915–1994), American politician
- [James Edward Adkins](/source/James_Edward_Adkins) (1867–1939), Irish organist and composer
- [Janet H. Adkins](/source/Janet_H._Adkins) (born 1965), American politician
- [Jesse C. Adkins](/source/Jesse_C._Adkins) (1876–1955), American politician
- [Jim Adkins](/source/Jim_Adkins) (born 1975), American singer and guitarist for the band [Jimmy Eat World](/source/Jimmy_Eat_World)
- [John Rainey Adkins](/source/John_Rainey_Adkins) (1941–1989), American guitarist and songwriter
- [John Scudder Adkins](/source/John_Scudder_Adkins) (1872–1931), American architect
- [Jon Adkins](/source/Jon_Adkins) (born 1977), American baseball player
- [Joseph Adkins](/source/Joseph_Adkins) (1815–1869), American politician
- [Lesley Adkins](/source/Roy_and_Lesley_Adkins) (born 1955), English writer and archaeologist
- [Margene Adkins](/source/Margene_Adkins) (born 1947), American football player
- Mark Adkins, lead vocalist of the band [Guttermouth](/source/Guttermouth)
- [Minnie Adkins](/source/Minnie_Adkins) (born 1934), American folk artist
- [Monty Adkins](/source/Monty_Adkins) (born 1972), British composer
- [Nate Adkins](/source/Nate_Adkins) (born 1999), American football player
- [Nigel Adkins](/source/Nigel_Adkins) (born 1965), English footballer
- [Patricia Adkins Chiti](/source/Patricia_Adkins_Chiti) (died 2018), English singer and musicologist
- [Patrick H. Adkins](/source/Patrick_H._Adkins) (1948–2015), American fantasy author
- [Pete Adkins](/source/Pete_Adkins) (born 1924), American football coach
- [Robert Adkins](/source/Robert_Adkins) (1626–1685), English minister
- [Rocky Adkins](/source/Rocky_Adkins) (born 1959), American politician
- [Roy Adkins](/source/Roy_and_Lesley_Adkins) (born 1951), English writer and archaeologist
- [Roy Francis Adkins](/source/Roy_Francis_Adkins) (1947–1990), English gangster
- [Roy Adkins (American football)](/source/Roy_Adkins_(American_football)) (1898–1975), American football player
- [Rutherford H. Adkins](/source/Rutherford_H._Adkins) (1924–1996), American soldier
- [Ryland Adkins](/source/Ryland_Adkins) (1862–1925), English barrister, judge and politician
- [Sally D. Adkins](/source/Sally_D._Adkins) (born 1950), American judge
- [Sam Adkins](/source/Sam_Adkins_(American_football)) (born 1955), American football player
- [Sam Adkins](/source/Sam_Adkins_(fighter)) (born 1965), American mixed martial artist
- [Sam Adkins](/source/Sam_Adkins_(footballer)) (born 1991), English footballer
- [Scott Adkins](/source/Scott_Adkins) (born 1976), English actor and martial artist
- [Seth Adkins](/source/Seth_Adkins) (born 1989), American actor
- [Spencer Adkins](/source/Spencer_Adkins) (born 1987), American football player
- [Steve Adkins](/source/Steve_Adkins) (born 1964), American baseball player
- Taylor Adkins, American translator (of François Laruelle & Félix Guattari) and Independent Researcher
- [Terry Adkins](/source/Terry_Adkins) (1953–2014), American artist
- [Tommy Adkins](/source/Tommy_Adkins) (1932–2013), American football player
- [Trace Adkins](/source/Trace_Adkins) (born 1962), American country singer-songwriter
- [W. J. Adkins](/source/W._J._Adkins) (1907–1965), American educator
- [Walter Knight-Adkin](/source/Walter_Knight-Adkin) (1880–1957), Anglican priest
- [Walter Scott Adkins](/source/Walter_Scott_Adkins) (1890–1956), American geologist and paleontologist
- [William H. Adkins II](/source/William_H._Adkins_II) (1925–2003), justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals
- [Winthrop Adkins](/source/Winthrop_Adkins) (1932–2015), Syrian-born American psychologist and educator

## See also

- [Adkins, Texas](/source/Adkins,_Texas), unincorporated community, United States
- [Justice Adkins (disambiguation)](/source/Justice_Adkins_(disambiguation))
- [Adkinson](/source/Adkinson)
- [Aitken (disambiguation)](/source/Aitken_(disambiguation))
- [Aitkin (disambiguation)](/source/Aitkin_(disambiguation))
- [Atkins (disambiguation)](/source/Atkins_(disambiguation))
- [Atkinson (disambiguation)](/source/Atkinson_(disambiguation))
- [Elkin (disambiguation)](/source/Elkin_(disambiguation))

## References

1. [adkins](https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=adkins)

1. Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). *A Dictionary of English Surnames*. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0.

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