Purkin Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purkin Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purkin family

Profession Census Frequency
School 6
Assistant 1
Baker Boy 1
Book Seller 1
Carpenter 1
Commercial Traveller 1
Cook (domestic) 1
Gas Stoker 1
Grocer Assistant 1
Packer 1
Waterhouse Man 1
Window Cleaner 1
Anluteel 1
Coal Miner (trammer) Underground) 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Flint Glass Blower 1
General Labourer 1
Grocer & Draper 1
Journalist 1
Assisting Laundry Man 1
Asylum Attendant 1
Gass Worker 1
Colliery Labourer Abooe Guard 1
Onsetterin Coal Mines Underground 1

Purkin Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parkin 83% 58,192
2 Perkin 83% 12,995
3 Parken 67% 1,087
4 Purkin 100% 235
5 Perken 67% 108

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The surname Purkin is the 4th most popular variant of Parkin.

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