Perkins
Perkins is a surname derived from the Anglo-Saxon corruption of the kin of Pierre, 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
A to D
- A. E. Perkins, American principal and author
- Al Perkins, American guitarist
- Annie Stevens Perkins, American writer
- Anthony Perkins, American actor
- Archie Perkins, Australian football league player
- Arthur James Perkins, viticulturist and educationist in South Australia
- Benjamin Douglas Perkins, American propagandist of "Perkins tractors" therapy
- Bill Perkins (disambiguation), several people
- Bishop Perkins, Congressman from New York
- Bishop W. Perkins, U.S. Representative and Senator from Kansas
- Brian Perkins, New Zealander anchor and newsreader on BBC Radio 4
- Bryce Perkins, American football player
- Broderick Perkins, American baseball player
- Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter
- Carl Christopher Perkins, politician, Kentucky Representative
- Carl Dewey Perkins, politician, Kentucky Representative
- Charles A. Perkins, American lawyer
- Charles Callahan Perkins, 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, American sociologist, writer and feminist
- Cyril Perkins, English cricketer and centenarian
- Daniel Perkins, of the Perkins Reluctant Phoenix British human-powered aircraft
- Darius Perkins, Australian actor
- Daryl Perkins, Australian track cyclist
- Don Perkins, National Football League running back for the Dallas Cowboys
- Doron Perkins, American basketball player of Israeli Basketball Premier League
E to K
- Edward J. Perkins, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- Edwin Perkins (disambiguation), several people
- Elisha Perkins, 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
- Evora Bucknum Perkins, American educator, cookbook writer, and missionary
- Flo Perkins, American glass artist
- Frances Perkins, American workers-rights advocate and U.S. Secretary of Labor
- Frank Perkins (disambiguation), several people
- Frederic Beecher Perkins, American editor, librarian and writer
- Gastón Perkins, Argentine racing driver
- Geoffrey Perkins, British comedy producer, writer, and performer
- George Perkins (disambiguation), several people
- Gil Perkins, Australian film and television actor
- Harold Perkins, American football player
- Henry Coit Perkins, American physician and amateur photographer
- Henry Perkins (cricketer), English cricketer and cricket administrator
- Henry Farnham Perkins, American zoologist and eugenicist
- Hugh V. Perkins, American human development and education researcher
- Ian Perkins, American musician/guitarist of the band The Horrible Crowes
- Isabel Weld Perkins, American socialite and philanthropist
- J. Will Perkins, American politician from Maryland
- Jack Perkins (disambiguation), several people
- Jacob Perkins, American engineer and inventor
- Jacqueline Perkins (runner), Australian long-distance runner
- Jacqueline Perkins (diplomat), British diplomat and ambassador
- James Perkins (disambiguation), several people
- Janet Russell Perkins, American botanist
- Jason Perkins, Filipino-Canadian basketball player
- John Perkins (disambiguation), several people
- Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Australian footballer
- Josephine Amelia Perkins, British horse thief and prisoner
- Josh Perkins, American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Julia Shepard Perkins, American writer and educator.
- Katherine K. Perkins, American physics educator
- Kathleen Rose Perkins, American actress
- Kendrick Perkins, American basketball player
- Kieren Perkins, Australian Olympic gold medal swimmer
L to R
- Larry Perkins, Australian Formula One race car driver
- Laurence Perkins, British classical bassoonist
- Loftus Perkins,, English engineer
- Luther Perkins,, 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
- Natalia Perkins, Russian and American physicist
- Niles Perkins, American athlete and physician
- Osgood Perkins, American actor
- Oz Perkins, American screenwriter, director
- Paul Perkins, American football player
- Pinetop Perkins, American blues pianist
- Polly Perkins, British actress, singer and writer
- Ray Perkins, American football coach and former player
- Reginald Perkins, American serial killer
- Robbie Perkins, Australian professional baseball player
- Rodney Perkins, physician and entrepreneur
- Ronnie Perkins, American football player
S to Z
- Sam Perkins, National Basketball Association player
- Samuel E. Perkins, Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- Sarah Maria Clinton Perkins, American social reformer, newspaper editor
- Scott Perkins, 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, Welsh golfer
- Tex Perkins, Australian singer-songwriter
- Thomas Perkins (cricketer), English cricketer, footballer and schoolmaster
- Thomas Clap Perkins, American lawyer and politician
- Thomas Nelson Perkins, American lawyer from Massachusetts
- Thomas Handasyd Perkins, American businessman and philanthropist
- Tom Perkins, American businessman of Kleiner Perkins
- Toby Perkins UK Labour Party MP and politician
- Tony Perkins (politician), American pastor, politician and activist
- Tony Perkins (news anchor), American broadcast journalist, radio personality
- Tracy Perkins, court-martialed US Army sergeant
- Troy Perkins, American soccer player for the Portland Timbers
- Victoria Perkins, Welsh boxer
- Warren Perkins, American professional basketball player
- Wayne Perkins, lead session guitarist for The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Everly Brothers
- 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"