Atkins is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Buckinghamshire (6.0 times the British average), followed by Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Rutland, Kent, Dorset, Norfolk, and Berkshire. Atkins may refer to: Al Atkins (born 1947), British singer Anna Atkins (1799–1871), British pioneer of photography Barry K. Atkins (1911–2005), American admiral B. T. S. Atkins (Sue Atkins) (born 1931), British lexicographer Brett Atkins (born 1964), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s Charlotte Atkins (born 1950), United Kingdom Member of Parliament Chet Atkins (1924–2001), guitarist and record producer Cholly Atkins (1913–2003), American choreographer for Motown artists Christopher Atkins (born 1961), American actor Chucky Atkins (born 1974), NBA basketball player C. Clyde Atkins (1914–1999), American judge Colin Atkins, Canadian politician Coral Atkins (1936–2016), British actress David Atkins (born 1955), Australian stage director Doug Atkins (1930–2015), American football player Eileen Atkins (born 1934), English actress Ernie Atkins (1890–1972), Australian Rules footballer Essence Atkins (born 1972), American actress Frances Atkins, British chef Garrett Atkins (born 1979), American baseball player Gary Atkins (born 1969), rugby league footballer Geno Atkins (born 1988), NFL football player Henry Atkins (disambiguation) Humphrey Atkins (1922–1996), British politician Ian Atkins (born 1957), English footballer Sir Ivor Atkins (1869–1953), Welsh choirmaster Jeffrey Atkins (born 1976), American rapper Ja Rule Joe Atkins (born 1965), Minnesota State Representative John F. Atkins, Irish scientist John Atkins (American football) (born 1992), American football player Juan Atkins (born 1962), American techno musician Kelley Atkins (born 1966), Canadian curler Kelley Law Larry Atkins (born 1975), formerly of the Kansas City Chiefs Lucy Atkins, British author Madeleine Atkins CBE, British academic Mark Atkins, Australian didgeridoo player Martin Atkins (born 1959), British drummer Michael Atkins (1747-1812), Irish actor and theatre manager Nicole Atkins (born 1978), American singer-songwriter Norman Atkins (1934–2010), Canadian politician Peter Atkins (born 1940), professor of chemistry and author Robert Atkins (nutritionist) (1930–2003), physician noted for the Atkins Nutritional Approach (Atkins diet) Robert Atkins (politician) (born 1946), United Kingdom politician Rodney Atkins (born 1969), country singer Ros Atkins, BBC News presenter Ross Atkins (born 1989), English footballer Ross Atkins (baseball) (born 1973), baseball executive Sharif Atkins (born 1975), actor Simon Green Atkins (1863-1934), American educator and founder of Winston-Salem State University Susan Atkins (1948–2009), Manson family member Tom Atkins (disambiguation) Tommy Atkins, World War I nickname for the iconic British soldier Toni Atkins (born 1962),