Perkins - wikipedia Perkins For other uses, see Perkins ( disambiguation ). 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 named Perkins include : Al Perkins, musician - guitarist Anthony Perkins ( 1932 -- 1992 ), American actor Benjamin Douglas Perkins ( 1774 -- 1810 ), son of Elisha Perkins, bookseller and propagandist of therapy with `` Perkins tractors '' Bill Perkins ( disambiguation ) Bishop Perkins ( 1787 -- 1866 ), U.S. Representative from New York Bishop W. Perkins ( 1841 -- 1894 ), U.S. Representative and Senator from Kansas Brian Perkins, anchor, newsreader on BBC Radio 4 - New Zealand Carl Perkins, musician Carl Christopher Perkins, politician, Kentucky Representative Carl Dewey Perkins ( 1912 -- 1984 ), politician, Kentucky Representative Charles A. Perkins, American lawyer Charles Callahan Perkins ( 1823 -- 1886 ), author Charles L. Perkins, author Charles N. Perkins, Australian football and political figure Charles S. Perkins, American baseball player Charlotte Perkins Gilman ( 1860 -- 1935 ), American sociologist, writer and utopian feminist Cyril Perkins ( 1911 -- 2013 ), English cricketer and centenarian Daryl Perkins, Australian track cyclist Don Perkins, National Football League running back for the Dallas Cowboys Edward J. Perkins, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Edwin Perkins, various including : Edwin Perkins ( inventor ), American inventor of Kool - Aid Edwin King Perkins, British Conservative Party Member of Parliament Ed Perkins, Canadian mathematician Elisha Perkins ( 1741 -- 1799 ), physician Elizabeth Perkins, actress Emily Perkins, actress Emily Perkins ( novelist ) Emily Pitkin Perkins, wife of Connecticut Governor and US Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin Flo Perkins, glass artist Frances Perkins, labor leader and U.S. Secretary of Labor Frank Perkins ( disambiguation ) Frederic Beecher Perkins ( 1828 - 1899 ), United States editor, librarian and writer Geoffrey Perkins ( 1953 -- 2008 ), comedy producer, writer, and performer -- BBC George Perkins ( disambiguation ) 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, socialite philanthropist Jack Perkins ( disambiguation ) Jacob Perkins ( 1766 -- 1849 ), inventor : bank - note engraving, engravings transfer, bathometer, pleometer Janet Russell Perkins ( 1853 -- 1933 ), American botanist John Perkins ( disambiguation ) Josh Perkins ( born 1995 ), American basketball player Kathleen Rose Perkins ( born 1974 ), American actress Kendrick Perkins, player for the National Basketball Association Oklahoma City Thunder Kieren Perkins, Olympic gold medal swimmer Larry Perkins, Formula 1 race car driver Laurence Perkins, British classical bassoonist Loftus Perkins, ( 1834 - 1891 ), English engineer Luther Perkins, ( 1928 -- 1968 ), guitarist, including backing guitarist for Johnny Cash Marlin Perkins, ecologist and naturalist Maxwell Perkins, editor for F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe Michael J. Perkins, American Medal of Honor recipient Millie Perkins, actor Niles Perkins ( 1919 -- 1971 ), American athlete and physician Paul Perkins ( born 1994 ), American football player Pinetop Perkins ( 1913 -- 2011 ), musician -- blues pianist Ray Perkins ( born 1941 ), an American football coach and former player Rodney Perkins ( born 1936 ) physician and entrepreneur Sam Perkins ( born 1961 ), retired National Basketball Association player Shane Perkins, Australian track cyclist Stephanie Perkins, author Stephen Perkins, musician, drummer, and songwriter -- Jane 's Addiction Sue Perkins, television presenter, actress, and writer Tex Perkins, Australian singer - songwriter Thomas Perkins ( cricketer ) ( 1870 -- 1946 ), English cricketer, footballer and schoolmaster Thomas Handasyd Perkins ( 1764 -- 1854 ), businessman, philanthropist Tom Perkins, founder / principal venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers Tony Perkins ( evangelical Christian figure ) Tony Perkins ( television meteorologist ) Tracy Perkins, courtmartialed US Army sergeant Troy Perkins, soccer player for the Portland Timbers Warren Perkins ( 1922 -- 2014 ), American professional basketball player William Perkins ( cricketer ) ( born 1986 ), West Indian cricketer William Perkins ( Puritan ) ( 1558 -- 1602 ), preacher, Elizabethan puritan William T. Perkins, Jr., United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Fictional characters include : Ma Perkins, star of the radio soap opera from 1933 to 1960 Perkins, character in the Harry Potter books Ann Perkins, a character in the NBC sitcom Parks And Recreation Harry Perkins, principal character in the novel and TV adaptation A Very British Coup Perch Perkins, a news anchorman in the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants Companies Perkins Engines, a UK based diesel engine manufacturer Perkins Restaurant and Bakery, a North American restaurant chain. See also Perkin ( disambiguation ) This page lists people with the surname Perkins. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. 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Question: where does the last name perkins originate from
Answer: 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