Perkins Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Perkins Name Meaning: From Medieval English, meaning "Son of Peter".

From Medieval English, meaning \"Son of Peter\". The end of the name, \"kin\" and \"s\", stands for \"son\". The \"Per\" is believed to be a shortened form of Peter.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Perkins Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Perkins family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 933
Agricultural Labourer 286
Labourer 147
House Servant 145
Dress Maker 95
Farm Labourer 90
Servant 79
At Home 68
Lace Maker 62
Shoe Maker 57
General Servant 57
Coal Miner 50
Ag Labourer 50
Annuitant 49
Laundress 47
House Keeper 44
Pauper 36
Frame Work Knitter 34
Gardener 34
Carpenter 30
Cook 29
Errand Boy 28
Tailor 27
Farm Servant 26
Scholar At Home 25

Perkins Surname Variants Ranking

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

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

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