The surname Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland: Anglo-Saxon and Scottish: A patronymic surname based on the English and Scottish name Colin, an English diminutive form of Nicholas. Irish: The medieval surname was Ua Cuiléin, which has usually become Ó Coileáin today. ...

Is Collins Irish or English?

Although Collins is a common English name, Collins is also an indigenous Irish name, derived from the Irish Gaelic "O'Coileain."

How common is Collins last name?

Collins is the 52nd most popular surname in the United States, the 57th most common English surname, and the 30th most common surname in Ireland.