Perkinson Surname

128,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Perkinson 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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Perkinson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1041:116,77212,581
New Zealand2591:17,4843,070
Australia471:574,37741,856
Canada411:898,67368,969
England311:1,797,35772,927
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6301:79,7128,404

Perkinson (19) may also be a first name.

Perkinson 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

(Welsh) The son of little Pier, 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

Perkinson Last Name Facts

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

Perkinson (Russian: Перкинсон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkinson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 128,622nd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,068,563 people. Perkinson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Perkinson reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,104 people, or 1 in 116,772. In The United States Perkinson is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 14 percent are found, Virginia, where 7 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Perkinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perkinson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 493 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 344 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perkinson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Perkinson last name is chiefly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Perkinson last name are 13.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Perkinson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% less than the national average, earning $45,351 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Perkinson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perkinson in the Russian language
Перкинсонperkinson-

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Perkinson Reference & Research

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