How common is the last name Perkins?

126,147 people in the United States have the last name Perkins, about 1 in 2,369. It ranks #235 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PERKINS

#235

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
126,147
About
1 in 2,369
This common or more
24.1%
Who bears it

Of the 126,147 people with the last name Perkins, 66.8% reported their origin as White, 23.7% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Perkins

#233 Rios · 126,386#234 Matthews · 126,328#236 Richards · 126,138#237 Johnston · 126,068

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Perkins, most common first.

#7,941 Persons · 4,006#14,199 Perkinson · 2,030#23,050 Persing · 1,140#38,228 Perkin · 624#44,979 Persin · 513

Also a first name

As a first name, Perkins ranks #36,405 of 53,615, with 218 people. See Perkins as a first name

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