Richard Collins was christened on 18 March 1741, in Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of John Collins and Mary Layam. He died on 23 May 1742, at the age of 1, and was buried in Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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English: variant of Colin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish and Manx: shortened Anglicized from Ó Coileáin, compare Cullen , or in Man or west Ulster shortened from Mac Coileáin, compare McQuillan and McCallion . The genitival -s is a local addition to Collin and variants after the surname was Anglicized.
Americanized form of French Colin or Collin and also Collette .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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