Complex sentence: The surname "Akins" is a Scottish and northern Irish family name generally considered to be a variant of "Aikens", This webpage cited: which is assumed to be a patronymic form of the name "Aiken".
Split into simpler sentences: The surname "Akins" is a Scottish and northern Irish family name. The name Akins is generally considered to be a variant of "Aikens", This webpage cited: which is assumed to be a patronymic form of the name "Aiken".