Purkins Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Purkins Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Purkins family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7
Harbinder 2
Living On Own Means 2
General Labourer 1
Dock Clerk 1
Farm Labourer 1
General Servant Domestic 1
House Keeper 1
Living On Her Own 1
Cook Domestic Servant 1
Dress Maker 1
Greengrocer 1
Greengrocers Assistant 1
General Servant 1
Retired Laundress 1
Tailor Cutter 1
Errand Boy Port 1
Agricultural Laboruer 1
Clerk 1
Blacksmith 1
Housemaid Domestic Servant 1

Purkins Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Perkins 86% 90,277
2 Parkins 86% 20,809
3 Pirkins 86% 726
4 Purkins 100% 490
5 Porkins 86% 166
6 Perkens 71% 151

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The surname Purkins is the 4th most popular variant of Perkins.

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