When Rachel Perkes was born on 14 February 1830, in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Perkes, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Jones, was 35. She was buried in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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English (West Midlands): variant of Parkes or Parkhouse .
Jewish (from Ukraine): metronymic from the Yiddish name Perke (a pet form of the female personal name Perl ‘pearl’; see Perel 2) + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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