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In what is now the United States, available records starting from the early 1600's show Collinses arriving in Virginia, Massachusetts, and Maryland, and also New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Some of those earlier settlers went to Mississippi, Louisiana, and North Carolina.
Collinses were in Newfoundland from as early as 1675. Sir John Berry recorded "John [Collins] of St. John's Harbour... one female, six men, two boats, and one stage." 1. In addition, one John Collins was governor and commander-in-chief of St. John's, Newfoundland 1706 - 1720.2 One William Collins of Placentia, Newfoundland hosted Prince William Henry (King William IV - reigning from 1830 - 1837) during the Prince's tenure of a few months as naval surrogate and Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland, July - September 1786.
Records starting from the 1740's show Collinses arriving and settling in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Besides the main Collins DNA project, there is a also a DNA project dealing strictly with Collins in Newfoundland.3 The administrator of that project has done extensive research on Collins in eastern Canada.
Presumably from the most recent U.S. census (2010), Collins ranks #52 in surnames. Approximately 74% are White, 22% are Black, and the remaining 4% are split across Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Native American, and multi-racial origins.
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