Cognomen Peterkin (Peterkin 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare surname. The family name Peterkin is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Grenada, where it is quite a common surname, Jamaica, and Saint Lucia (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Peterkin is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Peterkin | United Kingdom, Canada, Jamaica, United States, Ghana |
| alexander peterkin Scottish writer, 1781-1846 (b. 1781) |
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george william peterkin episcopal Bishop of West Virginia (1841-1916), US (b. 1841) |
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rebekah dulaney peterkin American activist, US (b. 1847) |
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| alexander peterkin Scottish newspaper editor, 1814–1889 (b. 1814) |
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julia peterkin American writer, US (b. 1880) |
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| thomas alexander peterkin New Zealand engineer and local politician, NZ (b. 1839) |
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wilbur j. peterkin American Army officer, US (b. 1904) |
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| william peterkin rugby player, GB (b. 1857) |
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| norman peterkin English composer and music publisher (b. 1886) |
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| angus roy peterkin (1906–1991) children's home administrator (b. 1906) |
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| richard peterkin LC (b. 1948) |
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| alison grant peterkin Peerage person ID=122158 |
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| bessie peterkin accused of witchcraft, GB |
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| robert peterkin college basketball player (2000–2000) Florida Atlantic |
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| jamie peterkin swimmer, LC (b. 1982) |
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