Parkins Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Parkins Name Meaning: From the baptismal name given to the son of Peter. Peter meaning 'rock'.

A name which was introduced after the Norman Invasion. 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

Parkins Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Parkins family

Profession Census Frequency
School 183
Farm Labourer 24
Labourer 18
General Labourer 17
Private Means 16
General Servant (domestic) 12
Assisting In Business 10
Domestic Servant 9
None 8
Farmer 8
Dressmaker 7
Scholar 7
Shop Assistant 7
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Housemaid (domestic) 6
No Occupation 6
Old Age Pensioner 6
Housekeeper 5
Laundress 5
Carpenter 5
House Keeper 5
Railway Porter 5
Compositor 5
Nil 5
Assistant 4

Parkins Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Perkins 86% 90,277
2 Parkins 100% 20,809
3 Pirkins 86% 726
4 Purkins 86% 490
5 Parkyns 86% 218
6 Porkins 86% 166
7 Perkens 71% 151

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The surname Parkins is the 2nd most popular variant of Perkins.

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