Parkin Surname

17,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Parkin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter,' from the pet Perkin or Parkin; compare Wat-kin, Wil-kins, Wil-kinson, &c. There are no Perkins or Parkins in the Hundred Rolls, while the French diminutives Perrin and Perrott are common.

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Parkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England16,9781:3,282434
United States5,2101:69,5708,074
Australia2,4131:11,1881,657
Canada1,8191:20,2562,804
South Africa1,0891:49,7506,312
Russia8391:171,78019,439
New Zealand6321:7,1651,219
Turkey3161:246,27017,160
Wales3071:10,0801,114
Jamaica2971:9,6631,054
Scotland2961:18,0872,169
Zimbabwe821:188,27122,304
Spain691:677,56630,057
Ireland661:71,3484,439
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Israel311:276,05324,632
Jersey271:3,674721
France261:2,554,720189,486
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
India231:33,350,669396,143
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Greece161:692,48777,522
Norway131:395,56035,657
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
China51:273,464,31313,838
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,0511:3,457488
Wales651:24,1291,387
Scotland381:98,5064,956
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5051:99,44310,106

Parkin (390) may also be a first name.

Parkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter,' from the pet Perkin or Parkin; compare Wat-kin, Wil-kins, Wil-kinson, &c. There are no Perkins or Parkins in the Hundred Rolls, while the French diminutives Perrin and Perrott are common. What may be called the Flemish forms appeared in Yorkshire and the East counties about the beginning of the 14th century. With Perkins and Parkins, compare Clerk and Clark, Derby and Darby, &c.

Johannes Perkynson, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Johannes Parkynson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Perkyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert Perkinson, or Parkinson, 1564: Register of the University of Oxford.

Of all the other forms it would be useless to furnish modern instances. Every register has them in abundance.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Perkin, a diminutive of Peter, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant, or son of, Parkin, a pet form of Peter (rock).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Peir or Peter, and the patronymic or diminutive termination ins,—little Peter, or the son of Peter.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Perkins,Perkin —Confined mostly to the southern half of England, being most numerous in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and South Wales.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Parkin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Parkin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Parkin (Arabic: باركين, Georgian: პარკინ, Hindi: परकीन, Marathi: पारकीन, Russian: Паркин) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,893rd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 236,003 people. The surname Parkin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Parkin reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. Parkin is also the 438,463rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 390 people.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 16,978 people, or 1 in 3,282. In England it is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 14 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent live and Derbyshire, where 7 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Parkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parkin has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Parkin surname expanded 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,032 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 472 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 779 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 388 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Parkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Parkin surname is principally Anglican (59%) in Ireland and Orthodox (82%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Parkin surname are 15.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Parkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.66% less than the national average, earning 198,430 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 135.39% more than the national average, earning R 559,368 per year; in United States they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $46,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $55,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parkina921,072/
Parkcin9223/
Parckin924/
Parkion921/
Parkijn920/
Parkn912/
Parkingk861/
Parcking861/
Parkchin861/
Perkin833,789/
Parkyn831,492/
Parken83387/
Porkin83125/
Parcin8332/
Parkén838/
Parkhn833/
Parchin77105/
Porkina7761/
Parkent7759/
Parkyna7756/
Parquin7755/
Parkkim7712/
Parkeen777/
Parkynn777/
Perkinn776/
Parkken772/
Porkien771/
Pharken771/
Pearcin770/
Parcken770/
Parcn731/
Pearchin712/
Pajrchin711/
Perkgkin711/
Porcin6766/
Perkün6751/
Perken6710/
Parcen678/
Porkyn673/
Perqin671/
Parkym670/

Parkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parkin in the Georgian language
პარკინparkin-
Parkin in the Hindi language
परकीनparakina-
Parkin in the Marathi language
पारकीनparakina28.57
परिकनparikana28.57
परकीनparakina28.57
पारकूparaku14.29
Parkin in the Russian language
Паркинparkin-
Parkin in the Arabic language
باركينbarkyn-

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