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Definitions for Collins
ˈkɒl ɪnzcollins

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Collins, Wilkie Collins, William Wilkie Collinsnoun

    English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

  2. collins, Tom Collinsnoun

    tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice

Wiktionary

  1. Collinsnoun

    Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.

  2. Collinsnoun

    from the given name Colin, pet form of Coll (Nicholas).

  3. Collinsnoun

    An English patronymic surname from the given name Colin.

    "But your own name too sounds funny," Tampio said. "Your names are repeated. Only you have spelt one wrongly. How could you call yourself Colin Collins? Here in Cameroon, we only know about Collins."

  4. Collinsnoun

    An Irish surname, anglicized from Irish Ó Coileáin.

  5. Collinsnoun

    A male given name transferred from the surname.

  6. Collinsnoun

    A locale in the United States. A town in New York; named for a local dairy farming family. A city, the county seat of Covington County, Mississippi; named for Mississippi statesman Fred W. Collins. A city in Georgia; named for early settler Perry Collins. A city in Iowa. A village in Missouri; named for the local judge William Collins. A former settlement in Fresno County, California. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California. An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for railroad official James Collins. A census-designated place in Wisconsin; named for railroad official Sumner J. Collins.

Freebase

  1. Collins

    Collins is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The town is on the south border of the county and is considered to be one of the "Southtowns" of Erie County. The population indicated by the 2010 census was 6,601.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. COLLINS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Collins is ranked #59 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Collins surname appeared 329,770 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 112 would have the surname Collins.

    71.6% or 236,148 total occurrences were White.
    22.4% or 73,967 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 8,145 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.2% or 7,354 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 2,539 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 1,616 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Collins in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Collins in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Collins in a Sentence

  1. Elizabeth Wydra:

    Republican Sen. Susan Collins is wrong to think that Kavanaugh's vote on Monday signals any support whatsoever for Roe v. Wade.

  2. Mark Brewer:

    Maine is a legitimate pickup opportunity for the Democrats. I think it's going to be Collins' toughest race to date, but it's not the Democrats' seat to lose, beating an incumbent is very hard to do.

  3. The CDC and the FDA:

    Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN's Chris Cuomo after the meeting.The virtual meeting Monday evening lasted for an hour as Pfizer presented data. Top health officials were present, including Anthony Fauci, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock, Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Rachel Levine and Chief Science Officer of the Biden administration's Covid-19 response team Dr. David Kessler.Read More.

  4. Donna Gaylor:

    I just can't believe that Susan Collins didn't understand the ramifications of that.

  5. Jonathan Barr:

    We will answer the charges filed against Congressman Collins in court and will mount a vigorous defense to clear Chris CollinsUnder good name, it is notable that even the government does not allege that Chris CollinsUnder traded a single share of Innate Therapeutics stock. We are confident Chris CollinsUnder will be completely vindicated and exonerated.

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