Perkinson: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Perkinson is usually a form of Perkins. The family name meaning is “Son of Perkin (little Peter)”, the same as for Perkins.

How the spelling arose

Perkinson adds -on to the root of Perkins, a common way of forming related surnames. Other spellings include Perkin and Parkins.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Perkins and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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