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 1,293
Agricultural Labourer 343
Labourer 130
House Servant 108
Dress Maker 94
Shoe Maker 68
Laundress 65
Servant 62
House Keeper 53
Coal Miner 50
General Servant 47
Carpenter 45
Gardener 44
Lace Maker 38
House Maid 36
Carter 35
Cook 31
Tailor 31
Blacksmith 28
Domestic Servant 28
Farm Labourer 28
Farmer 24
Butcher 21
Groom 21
Ag Labourer 21

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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