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
Living On Own Means 189
General Labourer 157
General Servant Domestic 140
Scholar 119
Dress Maker 102
Farmer 85
Cook Domestic 80
Domestic Servant 63
Housemaid Domestic 58
Agricultural Labourer 53
Carpenter 52
Coal Miner Hewer 50
Laundress Wash 45
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 42
House Maid Domestic 41
Servant Domestic 40
Dressmaker 39
Bricklayer 36
Charwoman 36
Gardener Domestic 35
Tailor 33
School 32
Tailoress 30
Draper Assistant 28
Farm Labourer 27

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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