Where Does The Last Name Perkins Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Perkins (Arabic: بيركنز, Russian: Перкинс) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Perkins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkins? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,706^th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,357 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Perkins live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 179,081^st most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 1,817 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 160,955 people, or 1 in 2,252. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 5 percent reside and Missouri, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 136 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Perkins Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Perkins has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 442 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 679 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 141 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Perkins Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Perkins surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Perkins surname are 10.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Perkins earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.57% less than the national average, earning 250,683 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.18% more than the national average, earning R 383,028 per year; in United States they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $40,858 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $51,464 CAD per year.