Perkins

Perkins is a surname derived from the Anglo-Saxon corruption of the kin of Pierre (from Pierre kin to Pierrekin to Perkins), introduced into England by the Norman Conquest. It is found throughout mid- and southern England.

Another derivation comes from the Welsh Perthyn, relative or belonging to a particular person or family, and also thought to be the Anglicized form of Peredur, from medieval Welsh.

People

 * Al Perkins, American guitarist
 * Annie Stevens Perkins (1868–1911), American writer
 * Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), American actor
 * Arthur James Perkins (1871–1944), viticulturist and educationist in South Australia
 * Benjamin Douglas Perkins (1774–1810), American bookseller and propagandist of therapy with "Perkins tractors"
 * Bill Perkins (disambiguation), several people
 * Bishop Perkins (1787–1866), member of New York State Assembly, later congressional Representative from New York
 * Bishop W. Perkins (1841–1894), U.S. Representative and Senator from Kansas
 * Brian Perkins, New Zealander anchor and newsreader on BBC Radio 4
 * Bryce Perkins (born 1996), American football player
 * Broderick Perkins (born 1954), American baseball player
 * Carl Perkins (1932–1998), American singer-songwriter
 * Carl Christopher Perkins, politician, Kentucky Representative
 * Carl Dewey Perkins (1912–1984), politician, Kentucky Representative
 * Charles A. Perkins, American lawyer
 * Charles Callahan Perkins (1823–1886), American art critic and author
 * Charles L. Perkins, technology author
 * Charles N. Perkins, Australian football and political figure
 * Charles S. Perkins, American baseball player
 * Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935), American sociologist, writer and feminist
 * Cyril Perkins (1911–2013), English cricketer and centenarian
 * Daniel Perkins, designer and builder of the Perkins Reluctant Phoenix, a 1960s British human-powered aircraft
 * Darius Perkins (1964–2019), Australian actor
 * Daryl Perkins, Australian track cyclist
 * Don Perkins, National Football League running back for the Dallas Cowboys
 * Doron Perkins, American professional basketball player, 2009 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
 * Edward J. Perkins, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
 * Edwin Perkins (disambiguation), several people
 * Elisha Perkins (1741–1799), American physician
 * Elizabeth Perkins, American actress
 * Emily Perkins, Canadian actress
 * Emily Perkins (novelist), New Zealand author
 * Emily Pitkin Perkins, wife of Connecticut Governor and US Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin
 * Flo Perkins, American glass artist
 * Frances Perkins (1880–1965), American workers-rights advocate and U.S. Secretary of Labor
 * Frank Perkins (disambiguation), several people
 * Frederic Beecher Perkins (1828–1899), American editor, librarian and writer
 * Gastón Perkins (1928–2006), Argentine racing driver
 * Geoffrey Perkins (1953–2008), British comedy producer, writer, and performer
 * George Perkins (disambiguation), several people
 * Gil Perkins, Australian film and television actor
 * Henry Perkins (cricketer) (1832–1916), English cricketer and cricket administrator
 * Henry Farnham Perkins (1877–1956), American zoologist and eugenicist
 * Ian Perkins, American musician/guitarist now in the band The Horrible Crowes
 * Isabel Weld Perkins (1876–1948), American socialite and philanthropist
 * J. Will Perkins (died 1926), American politician from Maryland
 * Jack Perkins (disambiguation), several people
 * Jacob Perkins (1766–1849), American engineer and inventor: bank-note engraving, engravings transfer, bathometer, pleometer
 * Jacqueline Perkins (born 1965), Australian long-distance runner
 * Jacqueline Perkins (diplomat), British diplomat and ambassador
 * James Perkins (disambiguation), several people
 * Janet Russell Perkins (1853–1933), American botanist
 * Jason Perkins (born 1992), Filipino-Canadian basketball player
 * John Perkins (disambiguation), several people
 * Josh Perkins (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Kathleen Rose Perkins (born 1974), American actress
 * Kendrick Perkins (born 1984), American basketball player
 * Kieren Perkins, Australian Olympic gold medal swimmer
 * Larry Perkins, Australian Formula One race car driver
 * Laurence Perkins, British classical bassoonist
 * Loftus Perkins, (1834–1891), English engineer
 * Luther Perkins, (1928–1968), American guitarist, backing guitarist for Johnny Cash
 * Marlin Perkins, American ecologist and naturalist
 * Maxwell Perkins, American editor for F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe
 * Michael J. Perkins, American Medal of Honor recipient
 * Millie Perkins, American film and television actor
 * Niles Perkins (1919–1971), American athlete and physician
 * Osgood Perkins (1892–1937), American actor
 * Oz Perkins (born 1974), American screenwriter, director
 * Paul Perkins (born 1994), American football player
 * Pinetop Perkins (1913–2011), American blues pianist
 * Polly Perkins (born 1943), British actress, singer and writer
 * Ray Perkins (1941–2020), American football coach and former player
 * Reginald Perkins (1955–2009), American serial killer
 * Robbie Perkins (born 1994), Australian professional baseball player
 * Rodney Perkins (born 1936), physician and entrepreneur
 * Ronnie Perkins (born 1999), American football player
 * Sam Perkins (born 1961), National Basketball Association player
 * Samuel E. Perkins (1811–1879), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
 * Sarah Maria Clinton Perkins (1824–1905), American social reformer, newspaper editor
 * Scott Perkins (born 1980), American composer
 * Shane Perkins, Australian track cyclist
 * Stephanie Perkins, American author
 * Stephen Perkins, American musician, drummer, and songwriter with Jane's Addiction
 * Sue Perkins, British television presenter, actress, comedian and writer
 * Tegwen Perkins (born 1955), Welsh golfer
 * Tex Perkins, Australian singer-songwriter
 * Toby Perkins UK Labour Party MP and politician
 * Thomas Perkins (cricketer) (1870–1946), English cricketer, footballer and schoolmaster
 * Thomas Clap Perkins (1798–1870), American lawyer and politician
 * Thomas Handasyd Perkins (1764–1854), American businessman and philanthropist
 * Tom Perkins, American businessman, founder/principal of Kleiner Perkins
 * Tony Perkins (politician), American pastor, politician and activist
 * Tony Perkins (news anchor), American broadcast journalist, radio personality, and former weathercaster
 * Tracy Perkins, court-martialed US Army sergeant
 * Troy Perkins, American soccer player for the Portland Timbers
 * Warren Perkins (1922–2014), American professional basketball player
 * Wayne Perkins, lead session guitarist for The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Everly Brothers and others
 * William Perkins (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

 * Ann Perkins, in the American sitcom Parks and Recreation
 * Emma Perkins, protagonist in the musical The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals
 * Harry Perkins, principal character in the novel and TV adaptation A Very British Coup
 * Joe Perkins (Santa Barbara), on the American soap opera Santa Barbara
 * Ma Perkins, star of the radio soap opera from 1933 to 1960
 * Perch Perkins, a news anchorman in the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Polly Perkins (comics character), protagonist of the American comic strip Polly and Her Pals
 * Polly Perkins, a servant maid in the 1864 musical-hall song "Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green"
 * Quinn Perkins, on the television series Scandal
 * Rosie Perkins, protagonist in the 2023 film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea
 * Perkins, a character in the Harry Potter books
 * Mr. Perkins, live-action host of Thomas & Friends
 * Ms. Perkins, one of the lesser antagonists in the movie "John Wick"