Perkins
Perkins is a surname derived from the Anglo-Saxon corruption of the kin of Pierre (from Pierre kin to Pierrekin to Perkins), introduced into England by the Norman Conquest . It is found throughout mid- and southern England.
Another derivation comes from the Welsh Perthyn , relative or belonging to a particular person or family, and also thought to be the Anglicized form of Peredur , from medieval Welsh.
People
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A. E. Perkins (June 21, 1879 – April 19, 1946), American principal and authorAl Perkins , American guitaristAngel Perkins (born 1984), American sprinterAnnie Stevens Perkins (1868–1911), American writerAnthony Perkins (1932–1992), American actorArchie Perkins (b 2002), Australian football league playerArthur James Perkins (1871–1944), viticulturist and educationist in South AustraliaBenjamin Douglas Perkins (1774–1810), American propagandist of "Perkins tractors" therapyBill Perkins (disambiguation) , several peopleBishop Perkins (1787–1866), Congressman from New YorkBishop W. Perkins (1841–1894), U.S. Representative and Senator from KansasBrian Perkins , New Zealander anchor and newsreader on BBC Radio 4Bryce Perkins (born 1996), American football playerBroderick Perkins (born 1954), American baseball playerCarl Perkins (1932–1998), American singer-songwriterCarl Christopher Perkins , politician, Kentucky RepresentativeCarl Dewey Perkins (1912–1984), politician, Kentucky RepresentativeCharles A. Perkins , American lawyerCharles Callahan Perkins (1823–1886), American art critic and authorCharles L. Perkins , technology authorCharles N. Perkins , Australian football and political figureCharles S. Perkins , American baseball playerCharlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935), American sociologist, writer and feministCyril Perkins (1911–2013), English cricketer and centenarianDaniel Perkins, of the Perkins Reluctant Phoenix British human-powered aircraft
Darius Perkins (1964–2019), Australian actorDaryl Perkins , Australian track cyclistDon Perkins , National Football League running back for the Dallas CowboysDoron Perkins , American basketball player of Israeli Basketball Premier League
E to K
Edward J. Perkins , U.S. Ambassador to the United NationsEdwin Perkins (disambiguation) , several peopleElisha Perkins (1741–1799), American physicianElizabeth Perkins , American actressEmily Perkins , Canadian actressEmily Perkins (novelist) , New Zealand authorEmily Pitkin Perkins , wife of Connecticut Governor and US Senator Roger Sherman BaldwinFlo Perkins , American glass artistFrances Perkins (1880–1965), American workers-rights advocate and U.S. Secretary of LaborFrank Perkins (disambiguation) , several peopleFrederic Beecher Perkins (1828–1899), American editor, librarian and writerGastón Perkins (1928–2006), Argentine racing driverGeoffrey Perkins (1953–2008), British comedy producer, writer, and performerGeorge Perkins (disambiguation) , several peopleGil Perkins , Australian film and television actorHenry Perkins (cricketer) (1832–1916), English cricketer and cricket administratorHenry Farnham Perkins (1877–1956), American zoologist and eugenicistHugh V. Perkins (1918–1988), American human development and education researcherIan Perkins , American musician/guitarist of the band The Horrible CrowesIsabel Weld Perkins (1876–1948), American socialite and philanthropistJ. Will Perkins (died 1926), American politician from MarylandJack Perkins (disambiguation) , several peopleJacob Perkins (1766–1849), American engineer and inventorJacqueline Perkins (born 1965), Australian long-distance runnerJacqueline Perkins (diplomat) , British diplomat and ambassadorJames Perkins (disambiguation) , several peopleJanet Russell Perkins (1853–1933), American botanistJason Perkins (born 1992), Filipino-Canadian basketball playerJohn Perkins (disambiguation) , several peopleJosephine Amelia Perkins (born c. 1818), British horse thief and prisonerJosh Perkins (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueJulia Shepard Perkins (1799–1884), American writer and educator.Kathleen Rose Perkins (born 1974), American actressKendrick Perkins (born 1984), American basketball playerKieren Perkins , Australian Olympic gold medal swimmer
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Larry Perkins , Australian Formula One race car driverLaurence Perkins , British classical bassoonistLoftus Perkins , (1834–1891), English engineerLuther Perkins , (1928–1968), American guitarist, backing guitarist for Johnny CashMarlin Perkins , American ecologist and naturalistMaxwell Perkins , American editor for F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas WolfeMichael J. Perkins , American Medal of Honor recipientMillie Perkins , American film and television actorNatalia Perkins , Russian and American physicistNiles Perkins (1919–1971), American athlete and physicianOsgood Perkins (1892–1937), American actorOz Perkins (born 1974), American screenwriter, directorPaul Perkins (born 1994), American football playerPinetop Perkins (1913–2011), American blues pianistPolly Perkins (born 1943), British actress, singer and writerRay Perkins (1941–2020), American football coach and former playerReginald Perkins (1955–2009), American serial killerRobbie Perkins (born 1994), Australian professional baseball playerRodney Perkins (born 1936), physician and entrepreneurRonnie Perkins (born 1999), American football player
S to Z
Sam Perkins (born 1961), National Basketball Association playerSamuel E. Perkins (1811–1879), Justice of the Indiana Supreme CourtSarah Maria Clinton Perkins (1824–1905), American social reformer, newspaper editorScott Perkins (born 1980), American composerShane Perkins , Australian track cyclistStephanie Perkins , American authorStephen Perkins , American musician, drummer, and songwriter with Jane's AddictionSue Perkins , British television presenter, actress, comedian and writerTegwen Perkins (born 1955), Welsh golferTex Perkins , Australian singer-songwriterToby Perkins UK Labour Party MP and politicianThomas Perkins (cricketer) (1870–1946), English cricketer, footballer and schoolmasterThomas Clap Perkins (1798–1870), American lawyer and politicianThomas Handasyd Perkins (1764–1854), American businessman and philanthropistTom Perkins , American businessman of Kleiner PerkinsTony Perkins (politician) , American pastor, politician and activistTony Perkins (news anchor) , American broadcast journalist, radio personalityTracy Perkins , court-martialed US Army sergeantTroy Perkins , American soccer player for the Portland TimbersWarren Perkins (1922–2014), American professional basketball playerWayne Perkins , lead session guitarist for The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Everly BrothersWilliam Perkins (disambiguation) , several people
Fictional characters
Ann Perkins , in the American sitcom Parks and Recreation Emma Perkins, protagonist in the musical The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals
Harry Perkins, principal character in the novel and TV adaptation A Very British Coup
Joe Perkins (Santa Barbara) , on the American soap opera Santa Barbara Ma Perkins , star of the radio soap opera from 1933 to 1960Perch Perkins, a news anchorman in the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants
Polly Perkins (comics character) , protagonist of the American comic strip Polly and Her Pals Polly Perkins, a servant maid in the 1864 musical-hall song "Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green "
Quinn Perkins , on the television series Scandal Rosie Perkins , protagonist in the 2023 film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea Perkins, a character in the Harry Potter books
Mr. Perkins, live-action host of Thomas & Friends
Ms. Perkins, one of the lesser antagonists in the movie "John Wick "
See also
Surnames associated with the given name
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