Parkin Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Parkin Name Meaning: From the baptismal name given to the son of Peter

Widespread across Europe in response to the strong Christian presence. Many people gave names of religious figures to their chldren, in the hope that they would be protected & blessed by having the same name.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Parkin Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Parkin family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,117
Coal Miner 320
General Labourer 53
Agricultural Labourer 49
Domestic Servant 47
Farmer 47
Dress Maker 42
Labourer 39
Living On Own Means 35
Living On Her Own Means 33
General Servant 31
General Servant Domestic 29
Grocer 26
Cotton Weaver 26
Blacksmith 26
Farm Labourer 25
Joiner 24
House Keeper 22
Woollen Weaver 21
Farm Servant 19
Tailor 18
File Cutter 17
Cotton Spinner 16
General Domestic Servant 15
Carpenter 14

Parkin Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parkin 100% 58,192
2 Perkin 83% 12,995
3 Parkyn 83% 2,585
4 Parken 83% 1,087
5 Purkin 83% 235
6 Perken 67% 108

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The surname Parkin is the most popular version of all its varients

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