The surname Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland:
English and Scottish : A patronymic surname based on the English and Scottish name Colin , an English diminutive form of Nicholas .Norse : From the Old Norse personal name "Kollungr", a form of "koli" which in Old English became 'Cola', meaning swarthy or dark.Irish : The medieval surname was Ua Cuiléin, which has usually become Ó Coileáin Welsh : Collen; "hazel, hazel grove".Alternative spellings or related surnames include Collin, Colling, Coling, Collings , Colings, Collis, Coliss, Collen, and Collens.[ 1]
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.
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 Freemen of Leicester recorded in 1196.
In Ireland, Collins is one of the most common surnames, ranked number 30.[ 2]
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Aaron Collins (1930–1997), American singer/songwriterAaron Collins (born 1997), Welsh footballerA. E. J. Collins (1885–1914), English cricketer and army officerAidan Collins (born 1986), English footballerAlan Collins (sculptor) (1928–2016), English-born sculptorAlan Collins (writer) (1928–2008), Australian-Jewish authorAl and Albert Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Albin Collins (1927–2006), American National Football League playerAlex Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Alexander L. Collins (1812–1901), American judge, lawyer, and politicianAlfred Collins (1915–2007), London's longest-serving taxi driverAllan Collins (Australian rules footballer) (1919–2006)Allan M. Collins , cognitive and education scientistAllegra Collins (born 1972), American attorney, educator and judgeAllen Collins (1952–1990), American guitaristAmelia Collins (1873–1962), prominent American Bahá'iAn Collins , 17th century English poetAndrew and Andy Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Ann, Anne and Annie Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Anthony Collins (American football) (born 1985), American football playerAnthony Collins (1676–1729), English philosopherAnthony Collins (composer) (1893–1963), British film score composer and conductorAnthony G. Collins (born 1949), Australian-American university presidentArt and Arthur Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people
Art Collins (basketball) (born 1954), retired American basketball playerArthur Collins (antiquarian) (1682–1760), English genealogist and historianArthur Collins (politician) (1832–1921), New Zealand politicianArthur Collins (courtier) (1845–1911), English equerry in the courts of Queen Victoria and King Edward VIIArthur Collins (theatre manager) (1864–1932), manager of Drury Lane TheatreArthur Collins (singer) (1864–1933), American singerArthur L. Collins (1868–1902), British metallurgist, mining engineer and mine managerArthur Collins (cricketer) (1871–1945), English cricketerArthur Greville Collins (1896–1980), American film directorArthur Collins (rugby union) (1906–1988), New Zealand rugby union playerArthur A. Collins (1909–1987), founder of Collins RadioArthur D. Collins Jr. (born 1947), chairman of MedtronicArthur R. Collins (born 1960), American political consultantAshley Collins (born 1967), American artistAudrey Collins (1915–2010), English cricketer and sports administratorAudrey B. Collins (born 1945), American District Judge
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Barbara-Rose Collins (1939–2021), American politicianBarrie Collins , writer on the Rwandan genocideBecky Collins (born 1944), American swimmerBen and Benjamin Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Bernadette Collins , British strategy engineer from Northern IrelandBernie Collins (1935–2018), Canadian politicianBianca Collins (born 1988), American actressBill and Billy Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Bill Collins (catcher) (1863–1893), American baseball player on Cleveland Spiders' all-time rosterBill Collins (outfielder) (1882–1962), American baseball outfielderBill Collins (footballer, born 1920) (1920–2010), aka Buster Collins, Northern Irish footballerBill Collins (racecaller) (1928–1997), Australian racecallerBill Collins (golfer) (1928–2006), American professional golferBill Collins (television presenter) (1934–2019), Australian film critic and television presenterBill Collins (ice hockey) (born 1943), Canadian former ice hockey playerBill Collins (athlete) (born 1950), Masters athletics world record sprinter
Bob and Bobby Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Bootsy Collins (born 1951), American funk bassist, singer and songwriterBrent Collins (1941–1988), American actorBrian Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people
Bridget Jean Collins, maiden name of American playwright Jean Kerr
Bud Collins (1929–2016), American journalist
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Cal Collins (1933–2001), American jazz guitaristCalvin Collins (born 1974), American football guardCardiss Collins (1931–2013), American politicianCareena Collins (born 1967), American porn actress and directorCarla Collins (born 1965), Canadian comedian, actress, TV host and writerCarr Collins Sr. (1892–1980), American businessman and philanthropistCatfish Collins (1943–2010), American guitarist, brother of Bootsy CollinsCecil Collins (artist) (1908–1989), British artistCecil L. Collins (1926–2007), American politicianCecil Collins (football) (born 1976), American footballer and convicted burglarChad Michael Collins (born 1979), American actorCharles and Charlie Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, including
Charles Collins (painter) (c. 1680 –1744), Irish painterCharles James Collins (1820–1864), English journalist and novelistCharles Allston Collins (1828–1873), British Pre-Raphaelite artistCharles Collins (New South Wales politician) (1850–1898), New South Wales politicianCharles Collins (ice hockey) (1882–1920), Canadian ice hockey playerCharles Collins (actor) (1904–1999), American actorCharles E. Collins (American football) , American football coachCharles E. Collins (politician) (1929–2012), independent candidate for U.S. president in 1996 and 2000Charlie Collins (footballer) (born 1991), English footballerCharlie Collins (musician) , Australian musician (female)Charlie Collins (politician) (born 1962), Arkansas politicianChris Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, including
Chris Collins (New York politician) (born 1950), former U.S. Representative for New York's 27th congressional districtChris Collins (Virginia politician) (born 1971), member of the Virginia House of DelegatesChris Collins (soccer) (born 1956), American soccer playerChris Collins (Canadian politician) (born 1962), Canadian politician from New BrunswickChris Collins (American musician) , American musician, recording engineer/producer and technologistChris Collins (Australian musician) , Australian musician, recording engineer and producerChris Collins (basketball) (born 1974), American basketball player and coach, son of Doug CollinsChris Collins (lacrosse) (born 1982), American lacrosse playerChris Collins (ice hockey) (born 1984), American ice hockey playerChris Collins (singer) , American musician and former vocalist for the band now known as Dream TheaterChris Collins (writer) , American television writerChristine Collins (rower) (born 1969), American rowerChristopher Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people
Chuck Collins (American football) (1903–1977), American football player and coachChuck Collins (born 1959), American author on economic mattersClara Stone Fields Collins (1908–1981), Alabama legislatorClarence Collins (born 1942), American musician, vocalist. Founder of R&B vocal group Little Anthony and the Imperials
Clifton Collins Jr. (born 1970), American actorCoi Leray Collins (born 1997), American rapper and singerColm Collins , Gaelic football managerCon Collins (1881–1937), Irish politicianCorey Collins (born 2001), American football player
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Dal Collins (1907–2001), South African cricket umpireDamian Collins (born 1974), British Conservative Party politicianDan, Daniel, Danielle and Danny Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Darnell Collins (1961–1995), American spree killerDarren Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people
Darron Collins (born 1970), American human ecologistDaryl Collins (born 1956), Australian rules footballerDavid Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people
Dean Collins (dancer) (1917–1984), American dancerDean Collins (actor) (born 1990), American actorDerek Collins (born 1969), Scottish footballerDes Collins (1923–2017), English footballerDesmond H. Collins , Canadian paleontologistDiana Collins (1917–2003), English social activistDobson Collins (born 1987), American and Canadian football player from Georgia, USDolly Collins (1933–1995), British folk singerDominic Collins (1566–1602), Irish Jesuit lay brother, soldier and Roman Catholic martyrDominic Collins (swimmer) (born 1977), Australian Paralympic swimmerDon Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people
Donal Collins (19??–2010), Irish priest and teacher convicted of sexual abuse of pupils in his chargeDonald Collins (Maine politician) (1925–2018), American politician in MaineDonald Collins (Vermont politician) (born 1942), American politician in VermontDorothy Collins (1926–1994), American actress and recording artist (born Marjorie Chandler)Dottie Wiltse Collins (1923–2008), American professional baseball playerDylan Collins (entertainer and celebrity) (born 1995), American actorDoug Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people
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Eamon Collins (1954–1999), IRA paramilitary and authorEamonn Collins (footballer) (born 1965), Irish footballerEarl Collins (1895–1958), Canadian politicianEddie, Edmund , Edward and Edwyn Collins (disambiguation)
Efeso Collins (1974–2024), New Zealand politicianEileen Collins (born 1956), American astronaut, first female Space Shuttle pilot (STS-63 ) and commander (STS-93 )Eleanor Collins (1919–2024), Canadian jazz singer, television host and civic leaderElijah Collins (born 2000), American football playerElisabeth Collins (1904–2000), British artistElizabeth Collins (born 1982), Canadian swimmerEmily Parmely Collins (1814–1909), American suffragist, activist, writerEoin Collins (born 1968), Irish tennis playerEric Dwayne Collins (born 1968), American rapper known as RBX
Eric Collins (born 1969), American sports announcer
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G. Pat Collins (1895–1959), American actorGail Collins (born 1945), American journalist and authorGary Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Gavin Collins , British Anglican bishopGavin Collins (baseball) , American baseball playerGemma Collins (born 1981), English media personality and businesswomanGeoff and Geoffrey Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
George Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Gerard Collins (canoeist) (born 1952), Irish slalom canoeistGerry Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people
Glen Collins (American football) (born 1959), American football playerGlen Collins (footballer) (born 1977), New Zealand association football playerGlenda Collins (born 1943), British pop singerGodfrey Collins (1875–1936), British politicianGoldie Collins (1901–1982), Australian rules footballerGordon Collins (1914–1986), English cricketerGrant Collins (born 19??), Australian drummerGregor Collins (born 1976), American writer, actor, and producerGuy N. Collins (1872–1938), American botanist and geneticist
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Hal Collins , American football coachHarlan Collins (born 19??), American composerHarold and Harry Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Heidi Collins (born 1967), American news broadcasterHenry Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Herbert and Herbie Collins, multiple people
Hercules Collins (died 1702), English Baptist minister and authorHub Collins (1864–1892), American baseball playerHubert Collins (born 1936), American politician in KentuckyHugh Collins (born 1953), British legal academic
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Jacinta Collins (born 1962), Australian politicianJack Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Jack Collins (footballer, born 1904) (1904–1968), Australian rules footballer for MelbourneJack Collins (footballer, born 1910) (1910–1972), Australian rules footballer for GeelongJack Collins (actor) (1918–2005), American stage actorJack Collins (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1998), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy and EssendonJack Collins (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2008), Australian rules footballer for Footscray and football administratorJack Collins (umpire) (1932–2021), Australian Test cricket umpireJack Collins (politician) (born 1943), American college basketball coach and politician in New JerseyJackie Collins (1937–2015), British novelistJacqueline Y. Collins (born 1949), American politicianJackson Collins (born 1998), Australian canoeistJalen Collins (born 1993), American football playerJames Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
James Collins (public servant) (1869–1934), Australian Secretary of the Department of the TreasuryJames Lawton Collins (1882–1963), U.S. Army generalJames L. Collins (1883–1953), Texas oil man and community philanthropistJames Collins (Irish politician) (1900–1967), Irish politician and father of Gerard CollinsJames Francis Collins (1905–1989), U.S. Army generalJames M. Collins (1916–1989), American politicianJames Franklin Collins (born 1939), U.S. diplomat and Ambassador to RussiaJames C. Collins (born 1958), American business theoristJames Collins (bioengineer) (born 1965), American bioengineerJames Collins (basketball) (born 1973), American basketball playerJames Collins (footballer) (born 1983), Welsh footballer playing for West HamJames Collins (rugby union) (born 1986), English rugby union playerJames Collins (footballer, born 1990) , Irish footballer (Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town, Hibernian)James Collins (songwriter) , Canadian songwriter, actor and singerJamie Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Jane Collins (born 1962), British Ukip Member of the European ParliamentJarron Collins (born 1978), American basketball player and coachJason Collins (surfer) (born 1974), American surferJason Collins (born 1978), American basketball playerJaviar Collins (born 1978), American football playerJed Collins (born 1986), American football playerJennie Collins (1828–1887), labor reformer, humanitarian, and suffragistJerry Collins (1980–2015), Samoan-born New Zealand rugby playerJess Collins (1923–2004), American artistJessica Collins (born 1971), American actressJessie Collins (born 1983), American actress
Jim Collins (curler) , (c. 1922 —1982), Canadian curlerJim Collins (footballer, born 1923) (1923–1996), footballer for Barrow and Chester CityJim Collins (ice hockey) (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey playerJim Collins (linebacker) (born 1958), American football linebacker and NFL Pro BowlerJim Collins (singer) (born 1959), American country music singer-songwriterJim Collins (American football coach) (born 1966), head football coach at Saginaw Valley State University
Jimmy Collins (1870–1943), American baseball playerJimmy Collins (footballer, born 1903) (1903–1977), English footballer who played for West Ham UnitedJimmy Collins (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1983), English footballerJimmy Collins (footballer, born 1923) , Irish goalkeeper during the 1940s and 1950sJimmy Collins (footballer, born 1937) , Scottish footballerJimmy Collins (basketball) (1946–2020), American basketball player and coachJ. Lawton Collins (1896–1987), American general and army Chief of StaffJo Collins (born 1945), American modelJoan Collins (born 1933), British actressJoe Collins (American football) , American football player for the University of Notre Dame, 1908–1909Joe Collins (1922–1989), American baseball playerJoely Collins (born 1972), Canadian actress and producerJohn Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
John Collins (Andover MP) (1624–1711), English academic and politicianJohn Collins (mathematician) (1625–1683), English mathematicianJohn Collins (Independent minister) (c. 1632 –1687)John Collins (delegate) (1717–1795), Rhode Island delegate to Continental CongressJohn Collins (poet) (1742–1808), English orator, singer, and poetJohn Baptist Collins (died 1794), would-be French pirateJohn Collins (governor) , (1776–1822), American manufacturer and Governor of DelawareJohn Collins Covell (1823–1887), American educator and school administratorJohn S. Collins (1837–1928), American Quaker farmer who moved to southern FloridaJohn Churton Collins (1848–1908), English literary criticJohn J. Collins (bishop) (1856–1934), American-born Catholic bishop in JamaicaJohn Collins (New Zealand cricketer) (1868–1943)John Collins (Fijian cricketer) (fl. 1895), Fijian cricketerJohn F. Collins (1872–1962), Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island , 1939–1941John Collins (VC) (1880–1951), English soldier awarded the Victoria CrossJohn Augustine Collins (1899–1989), Royal Australian NavyJohn H. Collins (academic) (1902–1981), American classical scholarJohn Collins (priest) , (1905–1982), UK radical Anglican clericJohn W. Collins (1912–2001), chess instructorJohn Collins (jazz guitarist) (1913–2001), AmericanJohn F. Collins (1919–1995), Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (1960–1968)John A. Collins (chaplain) (1931–2003), Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air ForceJohn Collins (UK businessman) (born 1941), former head of National PowerJohn D. Collins (born 1942), British actor, best known for his role in 'Allo 'Allo John Collins (footballer, born 1942) , former English professional footballerJohn Joseph Collins (born 1944), Irish barristerJohn J. Collins (born 1946), Irish biblical studies scholarJohn C. Collins (born 1949), American theoretical particle physicistJohn Collins (footballer, born 1949) , former Welsh professional footballerJohn Collins (sports executive) (born 1961), American sports executiveJohn Collins (footballer born 1968) , Scottish football player and managerJohn Collins (theater) (born c. 1969), American experimental theater directorJohn Collins (Australian musician) (born 1971), Australian bass player for PowderfingerJohn Collins (musician/researcher) (born 19??), British
Johnson Collins (1847–1906), African-American politicianJon Collins (born 1960s), American basketball playerJonathan Collins (born 1961), Australian rules footballerJose Collins (1887–1958), English actress and singerJoseph Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Joyce Collins (1930–2010), American jazz pianist and singerJudith Collins (born 1959), New Zealand politicianJudson Dwight Collins (1823–1852), Methodist missionary to ChinaJudy Collins (born 1939), American singer and songwriterJulia C. Collins (c. 1842 – 65), African-American writerJulia Collins (Jeopardy! contestant) (born 1982), contestant on the American game show Jeopardy! Julie Collins (born 1971), Australian politicianJustin Lee Collins (born 1974), British comedian
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Karl Collins (born 1971), English actorKate and Katherine Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Ken Collins (born 1939), Scottish MEP and environmentalistKeri Collins (born 1978), Welsh director and writer for film and TVKerry Collins , American football quarterback in the National Football LeagueKevin Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people
Kim Collins (born 1976), runner from St Kitts and NevisKip Collins (1969–2006), American record producer and composerKreigh Collins (tennis) (1875–1909), American tennis player
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Landon Collins (born 1994), American football safetyLarry Collins (writer) (1929–2005), American writerLauren Collins (born 1986), Canadian actressLawrence Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury (born 1941), British judgeJ. Lawton Collins (1896–1987), American General and Army Chief of StaffLee Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people
Leigh Collins (1901–1975), English footballerLeon Collins (1922–1985), American dancerLeRoy Collins (1909–1991), American politician: 33rd Governor of FloridaLes Collins (born 1958), British speedway riderLeslie Collins , American electrical engineerLester Collins (landscape architect) (1914–1993), American landscape architectLewis Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Lily Collins (born 1989), British-American actress, model, and television personalityLinda Collins-Smith (1962–2019), American politicianLinton McGee Collins (1902–1972), American judgeLisa Collins (actress) (born 1968), Australian actressLorence G. Collins (born 1931), American petrologistLoren W. Collins (1838–1912), American jurist and politicianLorenzo D. Collins (1821–1898), New York politicianLorenzo Collins (c. 1972 –1997), American shot dead by police in CincinnatiLorrie Collins (1942–2018), American country, rockabilly and rock 'n' roll singerLottie Collins (1865–1910), English singer and dancerLouis L. Collins (1882–1950) 23rd Lieutenant Governor of MinnesotaLucinda Collins , Australian pianistLui Collins (born 1950), American folk singerLyn Collins (1948–2005), American singer
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Mabel Collins (1851–1927), writer on theosophyMac Collins (1944–2018), American politicianMaggie Collins , Australian band manager and radio announcerManny Collins (born 1984), American footballerMarco Collins (born 1965), American radio personalityMarcus Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Mardy Collins , American basketball playerMaría Antonieta Collins (born 1952), Mexican journalistMarilyn Collins , British sculptorMark Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Martha Layne Collins (born 1936), Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1983 to 1987Martha Collins (poet) (born 1940), American poetMartin Collins , British radio broadcasterMarva Collins (1936–2015), American teacherMary Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Matthew Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Maude Collins , sheriff in OhioMaurice Collins , one of several people including:
Max Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
May Collins (1903–1955), American actressMel Collins (born 1947), British musicianMelissa Collins (born 1976), Canadian water polo playerMichael Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Michael Collins (bishop) (1771–1832), Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne and RossMichael F. Collins (1854–1928), American newspaper publisher and politicianMichael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish Republican leaderMichael Collins (American author) , pseudonym of American author Dennis Lynds (1924–2005)Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, a member of the historic Apollo 11 crewMichael Collins (Limerick politician) (1940–2022), Irish politicianMichael Collins (hurler) (1941–2009), Irish hurlerD. Michael Collins (1944–2015), Mayor of Toledo, Ohio, from 2014 to 2015Michael Collins (soccer) (born 1961), American professional soccer midfielderMichael Collins (writer and broadcaster) (born 1961), British author, journalist and television presenterMichael Collins (Irish author) (born 1964)Michael Collins (computational linguist) (born 1971), British-born researcher in computer scienceMichael Collins (footballer born 1977) , retired footballerMichael Collins (baseball) (born 1984), Australian baseball playerMichael Collins (footballer, born 1986) , Irish and Oxford United professional footballerMichael Collins (rugby union, born 1986) (born 1986), Welsh rugby union playerMichael Collins (New Zealand rugby player) (born 1993), rugby union playerMichael Collins (Dublin politician) , Lord Mayor of Dublin 1977–1978Michael P. Collins , Canadian structural engineerMichelle Collins (born 1962), British actressMichelle Collins (athlete) (born 1971), American sprinterMichelle Collins (comedian) (born 1981), comedianMick and Mike Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Misha Collins (born 1974), American actorMo Collins (born 1965), a comedian from the Fox television variety show MADtv Mo Collins (1976–2014), American football playerMortimer Collins (1827–1876), British novelistMuirhead Collins (1852–1927), English-born Royal Navy officer and Australian diplomat
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Nancy Adams Collins (born 1947), politician in MississippiNancy A. Collins (born 1959), American writerNancy W. Collins (born 1973), professor at Columbia UniversityNapoleon Collins (1814–1875), American naval officerNathaniel Collins (born 1996), Scottish boxerNatasha Collins (1976–2008), English actress and modelNate Collins (born 1987), American football defensive tackleNeil and Neill Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Newton Collins (1819–1903), American businessmanNick Collins (English footballer) (1911–1990), English Association footballerNick Collins (born 1983), American football playerNick Collins (composer) (born 1975), British composerNick Collins (politician) , American politician in MassachusettsNico Collins (born 1999), American football playerNicolas Collins (born 1954), American composerNicole Collins , Canadian artistNigel Collins (disambiguation) , multiple peopleNoel Collins (1936–2011), British actorNorm Collins (1904–1933), Australian rules footballer from VictoriaNorman Collins (1907–1982), British writer and broadcasting executive
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Paddy Collins (1903–1995), Irish hurlerPat, Patricia and Patrick Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Paul Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Paul Collins (end) (1907–1988), American football playerPaul Collins (athlete) (1926–1995), Canadian long-distance runnerPaul Collins (artist) (born 1936), American realist painterPaul Collins (actor) (born 1937), English actorPaul Collins (Australian religious writer) (born 1940), Australian historian, broadcaster and writerPaul Collins (fantasy writer) (born 1954), Australian writerPaul Collins (musician) (born 1956), American drummerPaul Collins (rugby union, born 1959) , Irish international rugby union footballerPaul Collins (English footballer) (born 1966), English association football playerPaul Collins (American writer) (born 1969), American writerPauline Collins (born 1940), British actressPedro Collins , West Indian cricketer from BarbadosPerry Collins (1815–1900), American explorer and entrepreneurPeter Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Peter Collins (racing driver) (1931–1958), British racing driverPeter Collins (academic) (born 1945), British academicPeter Collins (New South Wales politician) (born 1947), Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales, 1995–1998Peter Collins (footballer) (born 1948), English footballerPeter Collins (record producer) (1951–2024), English record producerPeter Collins (speedway rider) (born 1954), English speedway riderPeter B. Collins (born c. 1954 ), American broadcasterPeter Collins (broadcaster) , Irish sportscasterPeter Collins (organ builder) , English pipe organ builderPetra Collins (born 1992), Canadian photographer and fashion designerPhil and Philip Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Porter Collins (born 1975), American rower
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Rachel Collins (born 1976), American wrestler known as MsChif
Ralph Collins (1924–2007), Scottish footballer and managerRandall Collins (born 1941), American sociologistRandy Collins (born 19??), Canadian politician and fraudsterRay and Raymond Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Richard and Richie Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Rip Collins (pitcher) (1896–1968), American Major League Baseball playerRip Collins (catcher) (1909–1969), American Major League Baseball backup catcherRipper Collins (baseball) (1904–1970), American baseball playerRipper Collins (wrestler) (1933–1991), American professional wrestlerRob and Robert Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Roberta Collins (1944–2008), American actressRobin Collins (born 19??), American philosopherRoddy Collins (born 1961), Irish football player and managerRoger Collins (born 1949), English medievalistRonald Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Ronald K. L. Collins (born 1949), American scholar and lawyerRonald F. Collins (born 19??), American politician in MaineRonald W. Collins (born 1949), American scientist, businessman, historian, genealogist and author Roosevelt Collins (born 1968), American football playerRory Collins (born 19??), British epidemiologistRose Collins (born 19??), Irish camogie playerRoss A. Collins (1880–1968), American Congressman from MississippiRoy Collins (1934–2009), English cricketerRubin Collins (born 1953), American basketball playerRudy Collins (1934–1988), American jazz drummerRussell Collins (1897–1965), American actorRyan Collins (born 1982), Early Dubstep Producer and Guitarist
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Sam, Sammy and Samuel Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people
Sandra Collins (born 19??), American DJSandy Collins (tennis) (born 1958), American tennis playerSandy Collins (politician) (born 1978), member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of AssemblySara Collins , British novelist winning award in 2019Sarah Collins , American woman who enlisted in the Unionist army in the American Civil WarSean Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people
Seth Collins (born 1996), American football playerSeward Collins (1899–1952), American publisher and self-declared fascistShane Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people
Shano Collins (1885–1955), American baseball playerShawn Collins (born 1967), American football playerSherron Collins (born 1987), American basketball playerShirley Collins (born 1935), British folk singerShirley Collins (politician) (born 1952), Canadian politicianSid Collins (1922–1977), American broadcasterSimon Collins (footballer) (born 1973), English football player and managerSimon Collins (born 1976), Canadian musicianSonny Collins (born 1953), American football running backStanley Collins (1909–1993), South African cricket umpireStef Collins (born 1982), British international basketball playerStephen, Steve and Steven Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Stuart Collins (born 19??), Australian rugby league footballerSusan Collins (born 1952), American politicianSusan Collins (artist) (born 1964), English artist and academicSuzanne Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
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Tai Collins (born 1962), American model, actress and screenwriterTank Collins (born 1969), American basketball playerTed Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, multiple people
Terry Collins (born 1949), American baseball managerTess Collins (born 19??), American novelist and theatre managerThomas Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Thomas Collins (governor) (1732–1789), American lawyer and Governor of DelawareThomas Collins (UK politician) (died 1884), Member of Parliament for Knaresborough and BostonThomas Collins (cricketer, born 1841) (1841–1934), English cricketerThomas D. Collins (1847–1935), American soldier who fought in the American Civil WarThomas Collins (bishop of Meath) (1873–1927), Irish Anglican bishopThomas Collins (Australian politician) (1884–1945), Australian MP and Postmaster-GeneralThomas Collins (cricketer, born 1895) (1895–1964), English cricketerThomas LeRoy Collins (1909–1991), governor of Florida
Thomas Patrick Collins (1915–1973), American-born Catholic bishop in BoliviaThomas H. Collins (born 1946), Commandant of the United States Coast GuardThomas Christopher Collins (born 1947), Canadian Roman Catholic CardinalTim Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Tod and Todd Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Tom and Tommy Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Tom Collins, pseudonym of Joseph Furphy (1843–1912), Australian author
Tom Collins (footballer) (1882–1929), Scottish international footballerTom Francis Collins (1886–1907), English drifter convicted of murder in New BrunswickTom Collins (athlete) , Irish athlete who held the 5-mile world recordTom Collins (rugby, born 1895) (1895–1957), rugby union international and rugby league footballer of the 1920sTom Collins (dual player) (died 2008), hurler and Gaelic footballer from County Kerry, IrelandTom Collins (boxer) (born 1955), British boxerTommy Collins (singer) (1930–2000), stage name of Leonard Sipes, American country music singer-songwriterTommy Collins (filmmaker) , Irish film director and producerTony Collins (disambiguation) , multiple people, one of several people including:
Tory Collins (born 19??), American footballerTru Collins (born 1986), American actress and indie-pop singerTyler Collins (singer) (born 1965), American singerTyler Collins (baseball) (born 1990), American baseball player
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Warwick Collins (1948–2013), British novelistWayne M. Collins (1900–1974), American civil rights attorneyWilkie Collins (1824–1889), British writerWilliam Collins , one of several people including:
William Collins (Roundhead) , English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 to 1659William Collins (poet) (1721–1759), English poetWilliam Collins (colonist) , (1760–1819) English naval officer and early settler in Tasmania, AustraliaWilliam Collins (painter) (1788–1847), English landscape artistWilliam Collins (publisher) (1789–1853), Scottish publisher; founder of Collins publishing houseWilliam Lucas Collins (1815–1887), English author and clergyman of the Church of EnglandWilliam Collins (Lord Provost) (1817–1895), Scottish temperance movement activistWilliam Collins (New York politician) (1818–1878), U.S. congressman from New YorkWilliam Collins (cricketer, born 1837) (1837–1876), Australian cricketerWilliam Whitehouse Collins (1853–1923), New Zealand Member of Parliament for ChristchurchWilliam Collins (New Zealand surgeon) (1853–1934), surgeon, politician, played rugby for England and cricket in New ZealandWilliam Collins (surgeon) (1859–1946), British surgeon and Liberal Party politicianWilliam Wiehe Collins (1862–1951), English architectural and landscape genre painterWilliam Collins (bishop) (1867–1911), Bishop of Gibraltar in the Church of EnglandWilliam Collins (cricketer, born 1868) (1868–1942), English cricketerWilliam Henry Collins (1878–1937), Canadian geologistWilliam Floyd Collins (1887–1925), American cave explorer
William J. Collins (1896–1981), president of St. Ambrose UniversityWilliam Collins (canoeist) (1932–1993), Canadian canoeist who competed in the 1956 Summer OlympicsWilliam A. Collins (1935–2022), American politician, state representative and mayorWilson Collins (1889–1941), American baseball outfielderWinifred Collins (1911–1999), Chief of Naval Personnel for Women, US Navy
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Fictional characters
Barnabas Collins , fictional vampire from Dark Shadows Chris Collins, a character in the 1990 American natural horror comedy movie Arachnophobia
David Collins (Dark Shadows) , fictional character from Dark Shadows David Collins (EastEnders) , fictional character from EastEnders Gordon Collins (Brookside) , fictional character from British soap opera Brookside Molly Collins , fictional character from The Amazing World of Gumball Jeremiah Collins , fictional character from Dark Shadows Quentin Collins , fictional werewolf from Dark Shadows Rusty Collins , fictional character from X-Factor comicsTom Collins (Rent character) , character in the rock musical RentVictor Collins (General Hospital) , a fictional character in the U.S. TV soap opera General Hospital Wesley Collins , fictional character from Power Rangers Time Force Mr William Collins , character in the Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice Mr Emery Collins (Mr Collins), the mean Manager in Ghost Dad played by Barry Corbin
See also
Collins (given name) Collins (disambiguation) , multiple peopleCollins -class submarineCollins English Dictionary The Collins Bird Guide The Collins College of Hospitality Management , part of the California State Polytechnic University, PomonaThe Collins Companies , American forest products companyThe Collins Kids , American rockabilly duoSam Collins Day , local holiday in parts of ConnecticutTom Collins , cocktailWilliam Collins, Sons , Scottish printing companyWilliam Collins (imprint) , a nonfiction publishing brand launched by HarperCollins in 2014
References
^ Kimberly Powell, Collins Surname Meaning and Origin the original on 7 July 2011, retrieved 31 August 2011 ^ Bradley Collins, "COLLINS FAMILY HISTORY: GENERAL INFORMATION: SURNAME HISTORY" , Rootsweb , Ancestry.com, archived from the original on 25 March 2010, retrieved 31 August 2011
