Perkin in my family tree
English: from the Middle English given name Perkin, Parkin, a diminutive of Peter with the hypocoristic suffix -kin.
Variants: Parkyn; Perkin, Perken.
Patronymics: Parkins (also Jewish, presumably an Anglicization of one or more like-sounding Jewish names); Perkins, Purkins; Parkinson.
The form Parkin is commonest in Northumberland, Yorkshire, and the East Midlands; Parkinson is widespread, but is very much more frequent in Lancashire than elsewhere. Perkins is also widespread, especially in Kent and the Midlands.
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