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Perkins.

An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.

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name/ˈpɝkɪnz/US

  1. An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.

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  2. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jenkins County, Georgia.

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  3. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Newton County, Indiana.

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  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sioux County, Iowa.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: An inactive, uninhabited township in Sagadahoc County, Maine.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: A township in Erie County, Ohio.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: A city in Payne County, Oklahoma.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.

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name

  1. plural of Perkin

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