Collins (surname)


Collins is a surname. There are many alternative spellings or related surnames.
The name may be derived from Coll or Colin, an English diminutive of the Greek name Nicholas; from the Irish word cuilein, meaning "darling"; from the Welsh collen, referring to a grove of hazel trees; or of the French colline, meaning "hill". It may be derived from "relative or son of Coileáin", and other meanings ascribed to it are "victory-people" or "puppy".
The earliest documented evidence of the name in England is in the 12th century. One Colinus de Andresia appears in the pipe rolls of Berkshire in 1191, while a Colinus is mentioned in Hartopp's "Register of the Freemen of Leicester" recorded in 1196.
In Ireland, Collins is one of the most common surnames, ranked number 30.
People with the surname Collins include:

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A

  • Aaron Collins , Welsh footballer
  • Aaron Collins , American singer/songwriter
  • A. E. J. Collins, English cricketer and army officer
  • Aidan Collins, English footballer
  • Alan Collins , English-born sculptor
  • Alan Collins , Australian-Jewish author
  • Al and Albert Collins, multiple people
  • *Al "Jazzbo" Collins, American disc jockey, radio personality and recording artist
  • *Albert Collins , New South Wales politician
  • *Albert Collins , Australian painter, teacher and actor
  • *Albert Collins , English footballer
  • *Albert Collins, American blues musician
  • Albin Collins, American National Football League player
  • Alex Collins, multiple people
  • *Alex Collins , Canadian politician
  • *Alex Collins , American football player
  • Alexa Collins, American influencer
  • Alexander L. Collins, American judge, lawyer, and politician
  • Alicia Collins, American politician
  • Allan Collins
  • Allan M. Collins, cognitive and education scientist
  • Allegra Collins, American attorney, educator and judge
  • Allen Collins, American guitarist
  • Amelia Collins, prominent American Bahá'i
  • An Collins, 17th-century English poet
  • Andrew and Andy Collins, multiple people
  • *Andrew Collins , English barrister and judge
  • *Andrew Collins, Australian rules player for Hawthorn
  • *Andrew Collins , British journalist, scriptwriter and broadcaster
  • *Andrew Collins , English cricketer
  • *Andrew Collins , British actor
  • *Andrew Collins, Australian rules player for Carlton
  • *Andy Collins , British television personality
  • *Andy Collins , American artist
  • *Andy Collins, role-playing game developer and "Sage" for Wizards of the Coast
  • Ann, Anne and Annie Collins, multiple people
  • *Ann Collins, American painter
  • *Anne Fraser née Collins, New Zealand politician
  • *Anne Collins , Canadian writer, editor and publishing executive
  • *Anne Collins , English opera singer
  • *Annie Collins, New Zealand film editor
  • Anthony Collins , American football player
  • Anthony Collins , English philosopher
  • Anthony Collins , British film score composer and conductor
  • Anthony G. Collins, Australian-American university president
  • Art and Arthur Collins, multiple people
  • *Art Collins , American basketball player
  • *Arthur Collins , English genealogist and historian
  • *Arthur Collins , New Zealand politician
  • *Arthur Collins , English equerry in the courts of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII
  • *Arthur Collins , manager of Drury Lane Theatre
  • *Arthur Collins , American singer
  • *Arthur L. Collins, British metallurgist, mining engineer and mine manager
  • *Arthur Collins , English cricketer
  • *Arthur Greville Collins, American film director
  • *Arthur Collins , New Zealand rugby union player
  • *Arthur A. Collins, founder of Collins Radio
  • *Arthur D. Collins Jr., chairman of Medtronic
  • *Arthur R. Collins, American political consultant
  • Ashley Collins, American artist
  • Audrey Collins, English cricketer and sports administrator
  • Audrey B. Collins, American District Judge

    B

  • Barbara-Rose Collins, American politician
  • Barrie Collins, writer on the Rwandan genocide
  • Beaux Collins, American football player
  • Becky Collins, American swimmer
  • Ben and Benjamin Collins, multiple people
  • *Ben Collins , American football player and coach
  • *Ben Collins, Liberian soccer midfielder
  • *Ben Collins , British racing driver
  • *Ben Collins, Debian Project Leader from January 1999 to March 2001
  • *Ben Collins, American screenwriter
  • *Ben Collins, American journalist
  • *Benjamin Collins , English cricketer
  • Bernadette Collins, British strategy engineer from Northern Ireland
  • Bernie Collins, Canadian politician
  • Bianca Collins, American actress
  • Bill and Billy Collins, multiple people
  • *Bill Collins , American baseball player on Cleveland Spiders' all-time roster
  • *Bill Collins , American baseball outfielder
  • *Bill Collins , aka Buster Collins, Northern Irish footballer
  • *Bill Collins , Australian racecaller
  • *Bill Collins , American professional golfer
  • *Bill Collins , Australian film critic and television presenter
  • *Bill Collins , Canadian former ice hockey player
  • *Bill Collins , Masters athletics world record sprinter
  • *Billy Collins , Australian footballer for Melbourne
  • *Billy Collins, American poet
  • Bob and Bobby Collins, multiple people
  • *Bob Collins , Australian rules footballer for Footscray
  • *Bob Collins , American broadcaster
  • *Bob Collins , Australian politician
  • *Bobby Collins , Scottish footballer
  • *Bobby Collins , former American football coach
  • *Bobby Collins , American stand-up comedian and film actor
  • *Bobby Collins , American college basketball coach
  • *Bobby Collins , former tight end in the National Football League
  • Bootsy Collins, American funk bassist, singer and songwriter
  • Brent Collins, American actor
  • Brian Collins, multiple people
  • *Brian Collins , former English cricketer
  • *Brian Collins , Scottish former motorcycle speedway rider
  • *Brian Collins , American country music artist
  • *Brian Collins, American country music artist
  • * Brian Todd Collins, American rapper known as Kid Ink
  • *Brian Collins, American designer and creative director
  • Bridget Jean Collins, maiden name of American playwright Jean Kerr
  • Bud Collins, American journalist

    C

  • Cal Collins, American jazz guitarist
  • Calvin Collins, American football guard
  • Cardiss Collins, American politician
  • Careena Collins, American porn actress and director
  • Carla Collins, Canadian comedian, actress, TV host and writer
  • Carr Collins Sr., American businessman and philanthropist
  • Catfish Collins, American guitarist, brother of Bootsy Collins
  • Cecil Collins , British artist
  • Cecil L. Collins, American politician
  • Cecil Collins , American footballer and convicted burglar
  • Chad Michael Collins, American actor
  • Charles and Charlie Collins, multiple people, including
  • *Charles Collins , Irish painter
  • *Charles James Collins, English journalist and novelist
  • *Charles Allston Collins, British Pre-Raphaelite artist
  • *Charles Collins , New South Wales politician
  • *Charles Collins , Canadian ice hockey player
  • *Charles Collins , American actor
  • *Charles E. Collins, American football coach
  • *Charles E. Collins , independent candidate for U.S. president in 1996 and 2000
  • *Charlie Collins , English footballer
  • *Charlie Collins, Australian musician
  • *Charlie Collins , Arkansas politician
  • Chris Collins, multiple people, including
  • * Chris Collins , former U.S. Representative for New York's 27th congressional district
  • * Chris Collins , member of the Virginia House of Delegates
  • *Chris Collins , American soccer player
  • *Chris Collins , Canadian politician from New Brunswick
  • *Chris Collins, American musician, recording engineer/producer and technologist
  • *Chris Collins, Australian musician, recording engineer and producer
  • *Chris Collins , American basketball player and coach, son of Doug Collins
  • *Chris Collins , American lacrosse player
  • *Chris Collins , American ice hockey player
  • *Chris Collins, American musician and former vocalist for the band now known as Dream Theater
  • *Chris Collins, American television writer
  • Christine Collins , American rower
  • Christopher Collins, multiple people
  • *Christopher Collins , English cricketer
  • *Christopher Collins, American actor, voice artist and comedian also known as Chris Latta
  • * Christopher Graham Collins, birth name of the British comedian Frank Skinner
  • Chuck Collins , American football player and coach
  • Chuck Collins, American author on economic matters
  • Clara Stone Fields Collins, Alabama legislator
  • Clarence Collins, American musician, vocalist. Founder of R&B vocal group Little Anthony and the Imperials
  • Clifton Collins Jr., American actor
  • Coi Leray Collins, American rapper and singer
  • Colm Collins, Gaelic football manager
  • Con Collins, Irish politician
  • Cora Sue Collins, American child actress
  • Corey Collins, American football player

    D

  • Dal Collins, South African cricket umpire
  • Damian Collins, British Conservative Party politician
  • Dan, Daniel, Danielle and Danny Collins, multiple people
  • *Dan Collins , baseball player
  • *Dan Collins, senior producer for CBS News.com
  • *Daniel Collins Canon of Windsor
  • *Daniel Collins , Australian Olympic canoeist
  • *Danielle Collins, American tennis player
  • *Danny Collins , Welsh footballer
  • *Danny Boy Collins, English wrestler
  • Darnell Collins, American spree killer
  • Darren Collins, multiple people
  • *Darren Collins , Australian rules footballer
  • *Darren Collins , English footballer
  • *Darren Collins, Australian Paralympic athlete
  • Darron Collins, American human ecologist
  • Daryl Collins, Australian rules footballer
  • David Collins, multiple people
  • *Dave Collins , American baseball player
  • *David Collins , first Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemens Land
  • *David Collins , played for Wellington and Cambridge University
  • *David Collins , Justice of the High Court of New Zealand
  • *David Collins , designer of interiors of bars and restaurants in London
  • *David Collins , American rower
  • *David Collins , Irish hurler
  • Dean Collins , American dancer
  • Dean Collins , American actor
  • Derek Collins, Scottish footballer
  • Des Collins, English footballer
  • Desmond H. Collins, Canadian paleontologist
  • Diana Collins, English social activist
  • Dobson Collins, American and Canadian football player from Georgia, US
  • Dolly Collins, British folk singer
  • Dominic Collins, Irish Jesuit lay brother, soldier and Roman Catholic martyr
  • Dominic Collins , Australian Paralympic swimmer
  • Don Collins, multiple people
  • *Don Collins , American baseball player
  • *Don Collins, American basketball player
  • * Don Collins, alleged rapist and murderer of Robbie Middleton
  • Donal Collins, Irish priest and teacher convicted of sexual abuse of pupils in his charge
  • Donald Collins , American politician in Maine
  • Donald Collins , American politician in Vermont
  • Dorothy Collins, American actress and recording artist
  • Dottie Wiltse Collins, American professional baseball player
  • Doug Collins, multiple people
  • *Doug Collins , Canadian journalist, alleged Holocaust denier
  • *Doug Collins , English footballer
  • *Doug Collins , Canadian football player
  • *Doug Collins , NBA player, current coach
  • *Doug Collins , NBA player, current coach
  • Dwayne Collins, American basketball player
  • Dylan Collins, Irish businessman