Peterkin Surname

83,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Peterkin Surname Definition:

From the personal name Peter, which see, + diminutive -kin. Dominus Johannes de. Pedrkyn recorded in 1419 (Cawdor, p. 8), Andrew Peterkin was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1488, and John Peterkyne in 1537 (NSCM., I, p. 34, 54). Thomas Petirkyn was tenant of the bishop of Moray in 1565 (REM.

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Peterkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7391:132,33313,922
Jamaica1,3591:2,112344
England4051:137,57513,447
Canada3741:98,51810,711
Australia2791:96,75910,970
Scotland1311:40,8693,816
Trinidad and Tobago1281:10,6561,462
Guyana561:13,6111,890
Costa Rica521:91,9241,623
Grenada521:2,087350
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Barbados391:7,370662
Saint Lucia251:7,151862
Panama211:186,2985,509
France161:4,151,420237,746
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Tonga11:107,313791
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2771:13,5131,568
England1891:128,97011,990
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

Peterkin (643) may also be a first name.

Peterkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the personal name Peter, which see, + diminutive -kin. Dominus Johannes de. Pedrkyn recorded in 1419 (Cawdor, p. 8), Andrew Peterkin was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1488, and John Peterkyne in 1537 (NSCM., I, p. 34, 54). Thomas Petirkyn was tenant of the bishop of Moray in 1565 (REM., p. 434), and John Peterkin in Dalbeathe in 1777 (Dunkeld). Peiterkin 1685, Pyterkin 1568.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Peter (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -kin = Dutch -kin = Flemish -ken [O.L.Ger. -k-ín]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Little Peter.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Peterkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peterkin (Russian: Петеркин) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterkin? popularity and diffusion

Peterkin is the 83,950th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,265,199 people. Peterkin is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Peterkin live; 54 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Peterkin is also the 327,926th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 643 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,739 people, or 1 in 132,333. In The United States Peterkin is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent are found, North Carolina, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 24 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Peterkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peterkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peterkin surname increased 1,262 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peterkin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peterkin are 5.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peterkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.18% more than the national average, earning R 506,604 per year; in United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning $48,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Peterkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peterkin in the Russian language
Петеркинpeterkin-

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