<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

Where does the last name perkins originate from