Parkins Surname

55,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Parkins 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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Parkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5251:102,82511,351
England2,3281:23,9343,317
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
South Africa6441:84,12710,369
Australia5371:50,2716,260
Jamaica5151:5,573715
Canada4481:82,2459,170
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Scotland591:90,7436,412
Wales481:64,4695,713
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Costa Rica181:265,5592,987
France111:6,038,429280,838
Panama111:355,6607,645
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Norway61:857,04855,549
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4241:17,1182,489
Wales491:32,0081,749
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8221:61,0936,715

Parkins (49) may also be a first name.

Parkins 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

Parkin’s (Son), v. Parkin.

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

Perhaps a corruption of Perkes, Perkys, or Perques. See Parkes.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Parcyns; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

In 1778 William Parkins, son of Richard Parkins of Newington Butts, Surrey, came into the possession of the manor of Chisfield; Sir William Parkins, of Bushey, Herts, was noted for his opposition to William of Orange. Parkyns is an old name in Great Berkhampstead (Cus.).

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

Parkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parkins (Arabic: باركنس, Hindi: पर्किन्स, Russian: Паркинс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Parkins is the 55,077th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 789,379 people. The surname Parkins is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Parkins reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 49 people.

The surname Parkins is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,525 people, or 1 in 102,825. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent live, Washington, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Ghana, where 9 percent live.

Parkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parkins has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 843 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Parkins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Parkins last name is chiefly Brethren (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Parkins are 14.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Parkins earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning R 225,288 per year; in United States they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $41,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $54,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearkins9312/
Paerkins931/
Perkins86206,114/
Parkyns8660/
Parkens8618/
Porkins866/
Parkinz862/
Perkinns807/
Peerkins804/
Perkinss803/
Pperkins801/
Perckins801/
Perkiens801/
Perrkins801/
Parchins801/
Peirkins800/
Perkkins800/
Perkns779/
D'Perkins753/
Perkens7120/
Perkinz7110/
Porkens711/
Parcens710/
Parkems710/
Perckens673/
Perquins672/
Peirkens670/

Parkins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parkins in the Hindi language
पर्किन्सparkinsa-
Parkins in the Russian language
Паркинсparkins-
Parkins in the Arabic language
باركنسbarkns-

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