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 1,882
Agricultural Labourer 183
Coal Miner 138
General Labourer 137
Dress Maker 119
Domestic Servant 111
Labourer 89
Farmer 81
Living On Own Means 79
General Servant Domestic 72
General Servant 68
Laundress 66
Living On Her Own Means 63
Carpenter 52
Farm Labourer 51
Shoe Maker 51
House Keeper 43
Gardener 42
General Domestic Servant 38
Clerk 37
Blacksmith 34
Butcher 29
Errand Boy 27
Tailor 27
Dressmaker 26

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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