About Purkins
The surname Purkins is a patronymic surname derived from the given name "Peter," which means "rock" or "stone" in Greek. The suffix "-kin" is a diminutive, indicating "son of." Therefore, Purkins signifies "son of Peter." It is a variant of the surname Perkins, which has English and Welsh origins. The name was likely originally bestowed as a personal name to someone who was the son of a man named Peter, and over time, it evolved into a hereditary surname.
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The surname Purkins is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Purkins based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Purkins is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Purkins in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Purkins using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.