Perks Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Perks and Perkins are two spellings with one history. Its meaning, shared with Perkins, is “Son of Perkin (little Peter)”.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Perks family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Spelling and variants

Perks is listed among the recognised spellings of Perkins. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Perkin, Perkinson and Parkins.

Perks ranked 20,884 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,262 people answering to the name. Perks sounds close to Parks, so it can help to search both. Want more than a summary? See the Perks family name pack.