Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈpɜɹ.kɪnz/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "son of Perkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesBedrosian, Petrosyan(Armenian) Petrov, Petrova, Pandev(Bulgarian) Petrić, Petrović, Perić, Perko, Perković(Croatian) Pecháček, Pecháčková, Pešek, Pešková(Czech) Pedersen, Petersen(Danish) Peeters, Peter, Peters(Dutch) Pekkanen(Finnish) Peeters(Flemish) Pierre, Perrault, Perreault, Perrin, Perrot(French) Peter, Peters(German) Péter, Pethes, Pető, Petőcs, Petőfi(Hungarian) Di Pietro, Petri, Pietri, Pedrotti(Italian) Petraitienė, Petraitis, Petraitytė, Petrauskaitė, Petrauskas, Petrauskienė(Lithuanian) Petrovska, Petrovski, Pandev(Macedonian) Pedersen, Petersen, Pettersen(Norwegian) Pietrzak(Polish) Pires(Portuguese) Petran, Petrescu(Romanian) Petrov, Petrova(Russian) Petrović(Serbian) Perko(Slovene) Pérez, Perez(Spanish) Petersson, Pettersson, Persson(Swedish) Petrenko(Ukrainian)

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Entry updated November 20, 2020