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
School 1,726
Private Means 165
Farm Labourer 140
General Labourer 123
Coal Miner Hewer 117
General Servant (domestic) 112
Labourer 95
Farmer 92
Dressmaker 82
None 76
Clerk 71
Domestic Servant 62
Shop Assistant 56
House Painter 51
Carpenter 48
Housekeeper 48
At Home 47
Assisting In The Business 44
Nil 43
Bricklayer 42
House Keeper 42
General Servant Domestic 41
Charwoman 38
Errand Boy 37
Cook (domestic) 35

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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