| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 8 |
| Essex | 7 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 12 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 19 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 81 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 9 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 10 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 3 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 8 |
| Cotton Weaver | 5 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Machinist Dressmaker | 3 |
| School Girl | 3 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Colliery Gang Lad Down Below | 3 |
| Baker Peel Maker | 2 |
| Commercial Clerk | 2 |
| Cook Domestic | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 2 |
| Mantle Manufacturer | 2 |
| Mercantile Clerk | 2 |
| Oil Man | 2 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Domestic Nurse | 2 |
| House Painter | 2 |
| Ship Plater S P R | 2 |
| Silk Dresser | 1 |
| Weaver Cotton Mill | 1 |
| Ship Driller S P R | 1 |
| Grocer Assistant | 1 |
| Ships Purser | 1 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Purkes | 62 |
| John Purkes | 49 |
| Mary Purkes | 41 |
| Elizabeth Purkes | 37 |
| George Purkes | 35 |
| Sarah Purkes | 31 |
| Thomas Purkes | 29 |
| James Purkes | 25 |
| Henry Purkes | 24 |
| Ann Purkes | 23 |
| Charles Purkes | 18 |
| Jane Purkes | 17 |
| Alice Purkes | 13 |
| Emily Purkes | 13 |
| Frederick Purkes | 13 |
| Joseph Purkes | 13 |
| Alfred Purkes | 12 |
| Emma Purkes | 12 |
| Ellen Purkes | 11 |
| Annie Purkes | 10 |
| Edward Purkes | 10 |
| Samuel Purkes | 10 |
| Eliza Purkes | 9 |
| Martha Purkes | 9 |
| Robert Purkes | 8 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parkes | 83% | 36,814 |
| 2 | Perks | 67% | 21,748 |
| 3 | Parks | 67% | 21,089 |
| 4 | Purkis | 83% | 5,080 |
| 5 | Perkes | 83% | 2,256 |
| 6 | Purkes | 100% | 854 |
| 7 | Perkis | 67% | 650 |
| 8 | Parkis | 67% | 550 |
| 9 | Purkess | 86% | 400 |
| 10 | Pearks | 50% | 260 |
| 11 | Porks | 67% | 235 |
| 12 | Pearkes | 71% | 125 |
| 13 | Pirks | 67% | 100 |
The surname Purkes is the 6th most popular variant of Parkes.