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

The surname Perkins (Arabic: بيركنز, Russian: Перкинс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Perkins.

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

It is the 2,706^th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 35,357 people. Perkins 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. Perkins is also the 179,081^st most numerous first name in the world It is held by 1,817 people.

The surname Perkins is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 160,955 people, or 1 in 2,252. In The United States Perkins is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 5 percent are found and Missouri, where 4 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 136 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Perkins Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Perkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Perkins last name grew 442 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 679 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 141 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Perkins Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Perkins last name are 10.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.21% registered to vote for 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.