Last Name PARKINS

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Meaning	The son of Pater, from the pet Perkin or Parkin. There are no Perkins or Parkins in the Hundred Rolls, while the French diminutives Perrin and Perrott are common. What may be called the Flemish forms appeared in Yorkshire and the East counties about the beginning of the 14th century.

Origin	English, Irish, South african

Rank	11,158 (2000 US census)	8,261 (1990 US census)

Count	2,608 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

82.98%, or 2164 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
12.5%, or 326 total occurrences, as black,
0.23%, or 6 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.5%, or 13 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.61%, or 42 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.19%, or 57 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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