Perkin
Perkin is a surname of English origin and, less commonly, a masculine given name. It appears in historical records from the late medieval period and is related to the surname Perkins; related forms include Perkins and Perkyn.
Perkin Warbeck (c. 1474–1499) was a pretender to the English throne who claimed to be a younger
Sir William Henry Perkin (1838–1907) was an English chemist who, in 1856, while attempting to synthesize quinine,
The Perkin Medal, established in 1906 by the American Section of the Society of Chemical Industry, honors
Today, Perkin primarily appears as a surname, with Perkins as a common variant, and is associated with