Collins (surname)

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The surname Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland:

1. Anglo-Saxon: A patronymic surname based on the name Colin, an English diminutive form of Nicholas. In England, Collins usually signified "son of Colin."
2. Irish: "cuilein" = darling, a term of endearment applied to young animals.
3. Irish: The surname O' Coileáin, meaning from the 'whelp' i.e. young animal or from cuileann, Holly or Hazel, sacred celtic tree
4. Welsh: Collen = hazel, hazel grove.

Alternative spellings or related surnames include Collin, Colling, Coling, Collings, Colings, Collis, Coliss, Collen, and Collens.^[1]

The earliest documented evidence of the name in England dates back as far as the twelfth and thirteenth centuries where several instances have been recorded. One Colinus de Andresia appears in the pipe rolls of Berkshire in 1191, while a Colinus is mentioned in Hartopp's Register of the Freeman of Leicester recorded in 1196. In Ireland, Collins may be regarded as a genuinely indigenous Irish name; in fact, it is one the most numerous surnames, ranked number 30.^[2]

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• A. E. J. Collins, English cricketer
• Aidan Collins, English football player
• Albert Collins (1932–1993), American blues musician
• Allen Collins, American guitarist
• Andrew Collins, one of several people including
  • Andrew Collins, American research analyst
  • Andrew Collins, British writer and broadcaster
  • Andrew Collins, writer on ancient history/civilisations
• Andy Collins, British television personality
• Ann Collins, American painter
• Annie Collins, New Zealand film editor
• Anthony Collins, English philosopher
• Anthony G. Collins, American university president
• Arthur Collins, singer
• Arthur A. Collins, founder of Collins Radio
• Arthur L. Collins, murdered mine manager.

[edit] B

• Barbara-Rose Collins, American politician
• Barnabas Collins, fictional vampire from Dark Shadows
• Ben Collins, one of several people including
  • Ben Collins, British racing driver
  • Ben Collins, Debian Project Leader from January 1999 to March 2001
• Benny Collins, boxer trainer
• Bev Collins, Canadian politician
• Bill Collins, one of several people including
  • Bill Collins, Australian film critic and television presenter
  • Bill Collins, Australian racecaller
  • Bill Collins (baseball outfielder), American baseball outfielder
• Billy Collins, American poet, former US Poet Laureate
• Bob Collins, American broadcaster
• Bob Collins, Australian politician
• Bobby Collins, Scottish footballer
• Bootsy Collins, American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter
• Brent Collins, American actor
• Bridget Jean Collins, American playwright Jean Kerr
• Bud Collins, American journalist

[edit] C

• Cardiss Collins, American politician
• Careena Collins, American porn actress
• Carla Collins, an entertainer reporter for CFTO during the 1990s and was the star on Entertainment Now with Dan Moran
• Catfish Collins, American guitarist, brother of Bootsy Collins
• Cecil Collins, British artist
• Cecil Collins, American football player and prison inmate.
• Charles Allston Collins, British Pre-Raphaelite artist.
• Chris Collins, one of several people including
  • Chris Collins, American basketball player, son of Doug Collins
  • Christopher Collins, voice actor
• Chuck Collins, American author on economic matters
• Clifton Collins Jr., American actor

[edit] D

• Dan Collins, American ice hockey player
• Daniel Collins, Australien canoer
• Danny Collins, Welsh footballer
• Darren Collins, Rushden and Diamonds all time record goalscorer
• David Collins, one of several people including
  • David Collins, first governor of Van Diemens Land (later Tasmania)
  • David Collins, fictional character from EastEnders
• Dean Collins, American actor
• Dean Collins, American dancer
• Dolly Collins, British folk singer
• Doug Collins, American basketball player

[edit] E

• Eamon Collins, (1954 - 1999), IRA member, later exposing them in books
• Earl Collins, Canadian politician
• Edward "Cocky" Trowbridge Collins Sr. (1887 – 1951), Major League Baseball player
• Edward Joseph Collins (1886 - 1951), American composer and pianist
• Eileen Collins, an American astronaut and first female commander of a Space Shuttle
• Eoin Collins, Irish tennis player
• Edwyn Collins, Scottish musician

[edit] F

• Floyd Collins, American cave explorer
• Francis Collins (geneticist), American geneticist
• Francis S. Collins, American administrator of the Human Genome Project
• Francis Dolan Collins, American politician
• Frank Collins, Irish footballer

[edit] G

• Gail Collins Pappalardi, songwriter
• Gary Collins, American football player
• Gary Collins (actor)
• George W. Collins, American politician
• Gerry Collins, Australian broadcaster
• Glen Collins, New Zealand soccer player
• Glenda Collins, pop singer
• Godfrey Collins, British politician

[edit] H

• Harlan Collins, American composer
• Harry Collins, British academic
• Heidi Collins, British broadcaster
• Henry Collins, Canadian mayor of Vancouver
• Henry Collins, Australian boxer
• Herbert Collins, British architect
• Herbert A. Collins, landscape and portrait painter
• Herbie Collins, Australian cricketer

[edit] I

• Ian Collins, one of several people including
  • Ian Collins, high profile Australian businessman and former Australian rules footballer
  • Ian Collins (radio presenter), UK radio presenter

[edit] J

• Jacinta Collins, Australian politician
• Jack Collins, one of several people including
  • Jack Collins, former Australian rules footballer in the VFL and football administrator
  • Jack Collins, former Australian Test Cricket Umpire
• Jackie Collins, British novelist
• James Collins, one of several people including
  • James Collins, bioengineer and MacArthur "genius"
  • James Collins, footballer for West Ham United F.C. in London
  • James Collins, Irish politician and father of Gerard Collins
  • James Collins, NBA basketball player
  • James C. Collins, American business theorist
  • James M. Collins, American politician
• Jane Collins, fictional character from EastEnders
• Jason Collins, NBA Basketball player
• Jason Collins, American surfer
• Jarron Collins, NBA Basketball player
• Jeremiah Collins, fictional character from Dark Shadows
• Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby player
• Jess Collins, American artist
• Jessica Collins, American actress, starring in Tru Calling
• Jessica Collins, American actress, starring in The Nine
• Jimmy Collins, American baseball player
• Jim Collins, inventor and Rhodes Scholar
• Jo Collins, American model
• Joan Collins, British actress
• Joe Collins (1922-1989), American baseball player
• John Collins, one of several people including
  • Canon John Collins, (1905–1982), UK radical Anglican cleric
  • John Churton Collins (1848–1908), English literary critic
  • John Collins (governor), (1776–1822), American manufacturer and Governor of Delaware.
  • John Augustine Collins (1899–1989), Royal Australian Navy
  • John Collins (American Football executive)
  • John Collins (musician) (Powderfinger)
  • John Collins (Canadian musician), of The New Pornographers and The Smugglers
  • John Collins (delegate) (1717–1795), Rhode Island delegate to Continental Congress
  • John Collins (footballer) Scottish footballer
  • John Collins (jazz guitarist)
  • John Collins (mathematician) (1625–1683), English mathematician
  • John Collins (musician/researcher)
  • John Collins (poet) (1742–1808), English orator, singer, and poet
  • John Collins (theater) (b. c. 1969), American experimental theater director
  • John Colins (UK businessman) (born 1941), former head of National Power
  • John Collins (VC)
  • John D. Collins, British actor, best known for his role as one of the British airmen in 'Allo 'Allo
  • John F. Collins (1872–1962), Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island (1939–1941)
  • John F. Collins (1919–1995), Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (1960–1968)
  • John H. Collins, American classical scholar
  • John W. Collins, chess instructor
• Johnny Collins, British folk singer
• Joseph Collins (1866-1950), American neurologist
• Joseph Henry Collins, mining engineer and geologist
• Joseph Lawton Collins (1896-1987), American soldier
• Judith Collins, New Zealand politician
• Judy Collins, singer
• Justin Lee Collins, British comedian

[edit] K

• Kate Collins, American actress
• Keith Collins, stage name of British comedian Keith Pepperell
• Kerry Collins, a quarterback in the National Football League
• Kim Collins (born 1976), runner from St Kitts and Nevis
• Kimball Collins, American DJ
• Kreigh Collins, American tennis player.

[edit] L

• Larry Collins from the music group The Collins Kids
• Larry Collins (1929-2005), American writer
• Lauren Collins, Canadian actress
• Lawrence Collins, British judge
• J. Lawton Collins, American General
• Lee Collins, one of several people including
• Leon Collins, American dancer
• LeRoy Collins, American politician
• Lewis Collins, British actor
• Lui Collins, American folk singer
• Lyn Collins, American singer

[edit] M

• Mabel Collins, writer on theosophy
• Mac Collins, American politician
• Maria Antonieta Collins, Mexican journalist
• Martha Layne Collins, Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1983 to 1987
• Martin Collins, British broadcaster
• Marva Collins, American teacher
• Mary Collins, Canadian politician
• Mary Cathleen Collins, American actress Bo Derek
• Matthew Collins, Welsh footballer
• Matthew Collins, Irish Student
• Max Collins, American bassist
• Max Allan Collins, American writer
• Mel Collins, British musician
• Melissa Collins, Canadian water polo player
• Michael Collins, one of several people including
  • Michael Collins, a leading classical clarinetist
  • Michael Collins, Irish Republican leader, subject of the film Michael Collins
  • Michael Collins (Limerick politician), contemporary Irish politician
  • Michael Collins (astronaut), American astronaut, a member of the historic Apollo 11 crew.
  • Michael P. Collins, Canadian expert on reinforced concrete structures
  • Michael Collins, British actor who dubbed the dialogue of Gert Fröbe in the James Bond film Goldfinger
  • Michael Collins, American comic book artist
  • Michael Collins, pseudonym of Dennis Lynds
  • Michael Collins (Irish author)
• Michelle Collins, British actress
• Misha Collins, American actor
• Mo Collins, a comedienne from the Fox television variety show MADtv
• Mortimer Collins, British novelist

[edit] N

• Nancy A. Collins, American writer
• Napoleon Collins, American naval officer
• Neill Collins, Scottish footballer
• Nick Collins, American football player
• Nick Collins (broadcaster) Chief Football Correspondent on Sky Sports News
• Nicolas Collins, American composer
• Norman Collins, British broadcasting executive

[edit] P

• Patricia Hill Collins, sociologist, author of Black Feminist Thought and Fighting Words
• Patrick Collins, Irish painter
• Patrick Collins (1844-1905), Irish-born American politician
• Patrick Collins, American film maker & actor
• Paul Collins, American drummer
• Paul Collins (1926-1995), Canadian long-distance runner
• Pauline Collins, British actress
• Pedro Collins, Barbadian cricketer
• Peter Collins, one of several people including
  • Peter Collins (organ builder)
  • Peter Collins (racing driver)
  • Peter Collins (record producer)
  • Peter Collins (speedway rider)
  • Peter Collins (sports broadcaster)
• Phil Collins, singer, drummer and songwriter

[edit] Q

• Quentin Collins, fictional werewolf from Dark Shadows

[edit] R

• Randall Collins, American sociologist
• Randy Collins, Canadian politician
• Ray Collins (1889-1965), actor
• Ray Collins, WTVT-TV reporter, former anchor at WIVB-TV
• Richard A Collins, British scientist and author
• Ripper Collins, American baseball player
• Robin Collins, American philosopher
• Ron Collins, American jurist
• Ronald W. Collins, business executive, author, historian and genealogist
• Rudy Collins (born 1934), American drummer
• Rusty Collins, fictional character from X-Factor

[edit] S

• Sam Collins, English footballer
• Sam L. Collins, American politician
• Samuel Collins, British doctor and writer
• Sandra Collins, American DJ
• Seward Collins, American publisher
• Shane Collins, New Zealand field hockey player
• Shano Collins, American baseball player
• Shirley Collins, British folk singer
• Shirley Collins, Canadian politician
• Stephen Collins, American actor
• Stephen Collins, Irish journalist
• Stephen Dando-Collins, Australian novelist
• Steve Collins, Irish boxer
• Steven Collins, Irish computer scientist
• Susan Collins, American politician
• Suzanne Collins, American writer
• Suzanne Marie Collins, American murder victim

[edit] T

• Tai Collins, American model
• Terry Collins, American baseball manager
• Thomas Collins, one of several people including
  • Thomas H. Collins, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
  • Thomas Collins, MP, Postmaster-General, Australia
  • Thomas Collins (governor) (1732-1789), American lawyer and Governor of Delaware
• Tim Collins, one of several people including
  • Tim Collins (financier), American businessman and financier
  • Tim Collins (politician), British politician
  • Tim Collins (soldier), British army officer
• Tony Collins, American football player
• Treacher Collins, British surgeon
• Tyler Collins, American singer

[edit] W

• Warwick Collins (born 1948), British novelist
• Wesley Collins, fictional character from Power Rangers
• Wilkie Collins (1824-1889), Victorian era British writer
• William Collins, one of several people including
  • William Collins, British landscape painter, father of Wilkie Collins.
  • William Collins, pre-Romantic English poet
  • William Collins, founder of the 18th century Scottish publishing house Collins,
  • His son, Sir William Collins -- a figure in the Scottish temperance movement and Glasgow's Lord Provost 1877-1880
  • Bootsy Collins -- a pioneering funk bassist, singer and songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio

[edit] See also

• Collins Surname DNA Project
• Collins
• Tom Collins, cocktail

[edit] References