# Atkins vs Atkinson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Atkins
*name · IPA /ˈætkɪnz/ · frequency rank #19,523*
A surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Atkin (Adam)".

### Atkinson
*name · IPA /ˈætkɪnsən/ · frequency rank #16,639*
A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic] meaning "son of Atkin", a Middle English diminutive of Adam.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atkins-vs-atkinson