Packenham Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Packenham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pakenham,' a parish in Suffolk, near Bury St. Edmunds. Very early corrupted to Packham. Several variants of the name seem peculiar to the United States.
John de Pakeham, Norfolk, 1273.
Read More About This SurnamePackenham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 103 | 1:3,519,019 | 197,606 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Packenham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pakenham,' a parish in Suffolk, near Bury St. Edmunds. Very early corrupted to Packham. Several variants of the name seem peculiar to the United States.
John de Pakeham, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Pakenham, Norfolk, ibid.
William de Pakeham, or Pakenham, Suffolk: ibid.
Thomas de Pakeham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pakenham,' a parish in Suffolk, five miles from Bury St. Edmunds. The corruption to Pagnam is according to recognized custom; compare Slagg for Slack, and Debnam for Debenham. An early instance occurs below.
William de Pakenham, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry de Pakenham, Norfolk, 1373: History of Norfolk.
Ralph de Pagenham, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1574. Married-Robert Pagnam and Curlellaw (sic) Chicheley: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1626. Oswald Tilman and Elizabeth Packnam: Marriage Lic. (London).
V. Pakenham.
A corruption of Peckham.
Packham is also an old Kentish name, and is evidently derived from the Kentish parish of Peckham.
Packenham Demographics
Packenham Religious Adherence
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Packenham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Packenham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Packenham occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Packenham.
How Common Is The Last Name Packenham? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,252,959th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Packenham live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 3,519,019. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 22 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Massachusetts, where 14 percent live. Outside of The United States Packenham occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Packenham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Packenham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Packenham surname expanded 234 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Packenham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Packenham surname is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Packenham last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.
Packenham earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $42,123 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakenham | 94 | 765 | / |
| Peckenham | 89 | 63 | / |
| Pockenham | 89 | 0 | / |
| Packanham | 89 | 0 | / |
| Packinham | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pakenhatem | 84 | 1 | / |
| Packenhain | 84 | 0 | / |
| Pacanham | 82 | 5 | / |
| Pakinham | 82 | 1 | / |
| Phachenam | 78 | 117 | / |
| Pakinam | 75 | 24 | / |
| Pakanam | 75 | 13 | / |
| Pacanam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phachenhan | 74 | 867 | / |
| Phacheniam | 74 | 347 | / |
| Phachenhom | 74 | 4 | / |
| Paakinam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pakkanam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pakengan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phachenom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pakkenang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pakkiname | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakinom | 63 | 23 | / |
| Pokanam | 63 | 3 | / |
| Pocanam | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pocenan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pokonam | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pakinan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pakingan | 59 | 2,654 | / |
| Pakinang | 59 | 7 | / |
| Phachenon | 56 | 901 | / |
| Pakinaung | 56 | 1 | / |
| Pakaingan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Paquengan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Pacquingan | 53 | 65 | / |
| Peconom | 50 | 9 | / |
| Pakinon | 50 | 1 | / |
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