Collins (surname)
The surname Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland:
Alternative spellings or related surnames include Collin, Colling, Coling, Collings, Colings, Collis, Coliss, Collen, and Collens. A great number of Welsh origin surnames share a similar etymology to English ones - Where in English names the forename of the patriarch is suffixed with 'SON' (as in Peterson, Richardson, Johnson) in Welsh names the 'SON' is simply the letter "S" (Phillips, Davies, Davis, Williams) and Collins may have been one of the surnames to have originated in this way.
The Domesday Book (compiled in 1086) was the first to document names in England and Wales and at this time only the upper classes were literate. During the time between this and the first census of 1801 names continually changed due to the illiterate nature of the British population. Indeed, the need to be able to complete such documents may be a key factor in the change to fixed spellings.
Collins
Collins may refer to:
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David Collins (Hampshire cricketer)
David Collins (dates unknown) was an English professional cricketer who made 6 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1791 to 1792. He was formerly known as David Christiansen but changed his name when he got married.
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Collins was mainly associated with Hampshire.
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Collins (baseball)
Collins was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played in one game for St. Louis Browns on September 12, 1892.
Collins, whose first name is unknown, went hitless in two at bats, with two strikeouts.
