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.
Discover how your Perkins ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 122 |
| Buckinghamshire | 180 |
| Berkshire | 92 |
| Cambridgeshire | 55 |
| Channel Islands | 29 |
| Cheshire | 98 |
| Cornwall | 43 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 166 |
| Devon | 627 |
| Dorset | 36 |
| Durham | 60 |
| Essex | 361 |
| Gloucestershire | 387 |
| Hampshire | 333 |
| Herefordshire | 222 |
| Hertfordshire | 70 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 73 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 316 |
| Lancashire | 554 |
| Leicestershire | 537 |
| Lincolnshire | 300 |
| London | 1,891 |
| Middlesex | 273 |
| Northumberland | 58 |
| Norfolk | 112 |
| Northamptonshire | 796 |
| Nottinghamshire | 263 |
| Oxfordshire | 97 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 73 |
| Shropshire | 207 |
| Suffolk | 31 |
| Somerset | 372 |
| Surrey | 152 |
| Sussex | 86 |
| Staffordshire | 688 |
| Warwickshire | 966 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 116 |
| Worcestershire | 638 |
| Yorkshire | 432 |
| Anglesey | 10 |
| Brecknockshire | 32 |
| Cardiganshire | 10 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 89 |
| Denbighshire | 11 |
| Flintshire | 11 |
| Glamorgan | 354 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 36 |
| Monmouthshire | 216 |
| Pembrokeshire | 168 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,692 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 295 |
| General Labourer | 140 |
| Labourer | 130 |
| Coal Miner | 127 |
| Domestic Servant | 116 |
| Dress Maker | 113 |
| General Servant | 97 |
| Carpenter | 78 |
| Annuitant | 72 |
| Laundress | 70 |
| Farm Labourer | 64 |
| Shoe Maker | 59 |
| General Servant Domestic | 48 |
| Gardener | 42 |
| House Keeper | 39 |
| Charwoman | 35 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 34 |
| Tailor | 32 |
| Farmers Son | 32 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 30 |
| Errand Boy | 29 |
| Servant | 27 |
| Servant Domestic | 26 |
| Farmers Wife | 26 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Perkins | 6,094 |
| Mary Perkins | 5,335 |
| John Perkins | 4,929 |
| Elizabeth Perkins | 3,883 |
| Thomas Perkins | 3,222 |
| George Perkins | 3,092 |
| Sarah Perkins | 3,028 |
| James Perkins | 2,472 |
| Charles Perkins | 2,040 |
| Ann Perkins | 2,029 |
| Joseph Perkins | 1,787 |
| Henry Perkins | 1,640 |
| Jane Perkins | 1,507 |
| Eliza Perkins | 1,403 |
| Emma Perkins | 1,389 |
| Annie Perkins | 1,269 |
| Alfred Perkins | 1,133 |
| Frederick Perkins | 1,132 |
| Ellen Perkins | 1,131 |
| Alice Perkins | 1,092 |
| Samuel Perkins | 1,024 |
| Edward Perkins | 1,011 |
| Arthur Perkins | 987 |
| Emily Perkins | 973 |
| Hannah Perkins | 828 |