Packham Surname
Approximately 5,102 people bear this surname
Packham 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 SurnamePackham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,911 | 1:19,141 | 2,738 |
| United States | 744 | 1:487,176 | 41,154 |
| Australia | 707 | 1:38,183 | 4,965 |
| Canada | 315 | 1:116,970 | 12,402 |
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| Wales | 83 | 1:37,284 | 3,678 |
| New Zealand | 66 | 1:68,611 | 10,369 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:127,472 | 7,985 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,441 | 1:16,916 | 2,464 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 144 | 1:348,741 | 26,729 |
Packham 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 Peckham,' two parishes in Kent The variation was a natural and easy one. For a second derivation of Packham, v. Pakenham.
1575- George Peckam, Buckinghamshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1588. Henry Peccam, Sussex: ibid.
1808. Married — William Hale and Sarah Packham: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Packham = Pæcca’s Home or Estate. [Anglo-Saxon *Pæcca(n-hám: v. under Pack(e (English), and + Old English hám]
A corruption of Peckham.
The ancient family so called, derived their name from the parish of Peckham in Kent. There are armorial grounds for supposing that they sprang from the family of St. Nicholas, as the latter are presumed to have done from the Norman De Says. See Curios, of Heraldry, p. 300. Archbishop Peckham, who died in 1272, may be regarded as the founder of the fortunes of a family which ramified very widely, especially in Kent and Sussex. The member of it who made a deposition in the celebrated Scrope and Grosvenor controversy, wrote himself James du Pecham. Roll, vol. ii. p. 435. Peccam is an older, and Packham a more recent, spelling.
A location name in Devon.
Packham is also an old Kentish name, and is evidently derived from the Kentish parish of Peckham.
Packham Demographics
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Packham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Packham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Packham occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Packham? popularity and diffusion
The last name Packham is the 93,509th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,428,370 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Packham live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Packham is most frequent in England, where it is held by 2,911 people, or 1 in 19,141. In England it is most common in: Kent, where 13 percent are found, East Sussex, where 13 percent are found and West Sussex, where 12 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.
Packham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Packham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Packham last name expanded 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 517 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 8,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 342 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Packham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Packham surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Packham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.79% more than the national average, earning R 422,508 per year; in United States they earn 13.57% more than the national average, earning $49,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,137 CAD per year.
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