Perking Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 1
Cheshire 2
Cornwall 1
Denbighshire 1
Devon 8
Durham 1
Hunts and Rutland 0
Lancashire 1
London 3
Nottinghamshire 7
Oxfordshire 4
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 2
Worcestershire 8
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Dorset 0
Essex 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Yorkshire 0

Perking Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Perking family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 5
Joiner 2
Farmer 1
Governess 1
Surgeon 1
House Keeper 1
Ball Fornacer 1
Plasterer 1
Cordwainer Journeyman 1
Toy Maker 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Coal Miner 1
Waggoner 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Perking

Name Census Frequency
William Perking 27
Mary Perking 21
Elizabeth Perking 18
George Perking 13
John Perking 13
Sarah Perking 11
Thomas Perking 11
Alice Perking 8
Ann Perking 8
Jane Perking 8
Charles Perking 7
James Perking 7
Arthur Perking 6
Frances Perking 6
Henry Perking 6
Joseph Perking 6
Rebecca Perking 6
Richard Perking 6
Alfred Perking 5
Annie Perking 5
Caroline Perking 5
Eliza Perking 5
Grace Perking 5
Hannah Perking 5
Robert Perking 5

Perking Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parking 86% 1,293
2 Perking 100% 357

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The surname Perking is the 2nd most popular variant of Parking.

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