Origins of the Perkin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 120Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 303East Midlands 34West Midlands 295East 52London 208South East 47South West 175South Wales 42Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Perkins lived in yorkshire

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    1,900 Perkin Travel & migration records
    16,000 Perkins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Perkin

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    What are the most common Perkin first names?

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    Common jobs for Perkins

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Perkins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    House Servant

    45

    Domestic Servant

    42

    General Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Perkins in 1921

    Farmer

    92

    Fisherman

    86

    Agricultural Labourer

    79

    Coal Miner

    64

    Farm Labourer

    63

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