Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PERKINS
There are approximately 27,262 people named Perkins in the UK. That makes it the 351th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 431 are named Perkins.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From name of parent
Related and similar surnames
PerkinParkins
Parkin
Perkinson
Parkyn
Parkinson
Peter
Parkis
Parkyns
Paerkins
Parckins
Parksins
Parkines
Parkinso
Parkinn
Parkine
Parkains
Parkinsn
Parkince
Parkings
Parkyins
Parkina
Parking
Parkiens
Parkinsay
Parkinges
Parkens
Parkans
The Perkins surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
From Peir or Peter, and the patronymic or diminutive termination ins,--little Peter, or the son of Peter.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PERKIN. PERKINS. See Peter.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.