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
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

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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