Peterkin is a surname, alternatively spelled Peterken. It is a medieval diminutive of the given name Peter.Surname Database
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Alexander Peterkin Alexander Peterkin (26 March 1781 – 9 November 1846) was a Scottish lawyer, journalist and writer. Life Peterkin was born in Macduff in Banffshire, where his father, William Peterkin, was a parish minister. His father was translated to Leadhi ...

(1781–1846), Scottish writer *

Daisy Ann Peterkin Daisy Ann Peterkin (September 16, 1884 – August 12, 1952), known by the stage name Mlle. Dazie, was an American vaudeville and Ziegfeld Follies dancer at the turn of the 20th century. She was a toe-dancer. Biography Born on September 16, 1884 ...

(1884–1952), a dancer professionally known as Mademoiselle Dazie * Elizabeth Helen Peterken, the birth name of Betsy McCaughey, an American politician *

Freddie Lee Peterkin Freddie Lee Peterkin, also known as Freddie Lee, is a published author, singer–songwriter, actor and ordained interdenominational Minister, born in Pahokee, Florida. He is known for his gritty power soul vocals reminiscent of Bobby Womack. He ...

, an American singer-songwriter *

George William Peterkin George William Peterkin (March 21, 1841 – September 22, 1916) was the first Bishop of West Virginia in the Episcopal Church in the United States. Early life Born in Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland as first child of Rev. Joshua Pe ...

(1841–1916), the first Episcopal bishop of West Virginia *

Jamie Peterkin Jamie Peterkin (born February 28, 1982) is a male swimmer from Castries, Saint Lucia. He swam for Saint Lucia in the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing 59th in the 50-meter freestyle. He is a member of the University of Kentucky The University of K ...

, b. 1982, a Saint Lucian Olympic swimmer * Julia Peterkin (1880–1961), a South Carolina fiction writer * Dr. Michael Peterkin, the founder of the

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winery in Australia * Major-General

Peter Grant Peterkin Major-General Anthony Peter Grant Peterkin (born 6 July 1947) is a retired senior British Army officer. He was the British House of Commons' Serjeant at Arms between 2004 and 2007. Early life Grant Peterkin was born on 6 July 1947. He is the s ...

, b. 1947, a retired British army officer *

Rebekah Dulaney Peterkin Rebekah Dulaney Peterkin (also known as Rebecca Dulany Peterkin) (September 24, 1847 – July 26, 1891) was an American philanthropist who founded the first circle of the International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons in Virginia, and then ...

(1847–1891), an American philanthropist * Wilbur J. Peterkin (1904–1996), an American military officer. *

Thomas Peterkin Thomas Alexander Peterkin (1839 – 12 June 1926) was a British born New Zealand engineer and politician who was mayor of Lower Hutt. Biography Peterkin was born in 1839 in London. He found employment with the London and North Western Railway, ...

, the Mayor of Lower Hutt (1907 - 1909)

Fictional characters

* Peterkin Gay, a character in the novel '' The Coral Island'', 1858 * The Peterkins, an impractical family in ''

The Peterkin Papers ''The Peterkin Papers'' is a collection of humorous short stories by American author Lucretia Peabody Hale. The book was first published in 1880, and a sequel, ''The Last of the Peterkins'' was printed in 1886. Story publication history The first ...

'', 1880 * Peterkin, a cartoon satyr in ''Scrambled Eggs'', a 1939 film * Eric Peterkin, the half-Chinese amateur detective in the novel A Gentleman's Murder by Christopher Huang, 2018

References

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