Peake Surname
Approximately 15,156 people bear this surname
Peake Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peak,' i.e. the hilltop; v. Peck and Pick (a).
William del Peke, pisior, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Isabella del Pek, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Martyn del Pek, 1370: ibid.
Read More About This SurnamePeake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,208 | 1:58,386 | 6,918 |
| England | 4,466 | 1:12,476 | 1,841 |
| Australia | 2,098 | 1:12,867 | 1,860 |
| Canada | 757 | 1:48,673 | 5,909 |
| New Zealand | 378 | 1:11,980 | 2,084 |
| Wales | 358 | 1:8,644 | 959 |
| South Africa | 280 | 1:193,492 | 20,922 |
| Ireland | 93 | 1:50,634 | 3,649 |
| Northern Ireland | 91 | 1:20,275 | 2,435 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| Scotland | 68 | 1:78,733 | 5,846 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Jamaica | 25 | 1:114,798 | 4,448 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 99 | 1:44,746 | 3,937 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,443 | 1:9,978 | 1,511 |
| Wales | 131 | 1:11,973 | 726 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 955 | 1:52,585 | 5,935 |
Peake (27) may also be a first name.
Peake Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peak,' i.e. the hilltop; v. Peck and Pick (a).
William del Peke, pisior, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Isabella del Pek, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Martyn del Pek, 1370: ibid.
1557-Anthony Peake and Margaret Yippan: Marriage Lic. (London).
1724-5. Buried — Mary Peak: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1806. Married — John Peek and Sophia Pike: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Dweller at a Pointed Hill [Middle English pec, pek; Old English péac, a variant of píc, a point, pike] Martyn del Pek.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
The Peak District, Derbyshire, is referred to as Peac lond in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, A.D. 924.
See Peck and Pike.
Mac Péice (W) The prefix Mac is always retained in its homeland, Cos. Derry and Tyrone. Elsewhere, without the Mac, it can be of English origin. SIF 122
(English) One who lived at, or on, a pointed hill; one who came from Peak (hill), in Derbyshire.
The Peakes of Llewenny, co. Denbigh, have been seated there apparently from the XIV. century, and there is little doubt of their extraction from Thomas del Peke, to whom Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, about the year 1284, granted a burgage, &c., within the walls of Denbigh. As Llewennie was included within De Lacy's barony, it seems probable that it was granted at the same period. The family went into Wales in 1283, with King Edward I., doubtless as feudatories of the De Lacys. Harl. M.S. 1933. See B.L.G. The etymology of the name is the same as that of Peak.
Peake was an Exmouth name in the 17th century Simon Peake was vicar of Littleham, Exmouth, in the time of James I. (Webb). In the forms of Peek and Peeke the name still occurs in the county. East Peek is a part of the parish of Tetcott.
The Peakes of Staffordshire were represented in Shropshire in the 13th century by the Piks and Pickes (H. R.).
Peake Demographics
Average Peake Salary in
United States
$43,188 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Peake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peake is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Peake.
How Common Is The Last Name Peake? popularity and diffusion
Peake is the 34,923rd most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 480,836 people. The surname Peake occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Peake live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Peake is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 27 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,208 people, or 1 in 58,386. In The United States Peake is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 13 percent live, Michigan, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Peake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Peake has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peake surname increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 6 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 680 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peake Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Peake surname is predominantly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Peake last name are 15.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.72% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Peake earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning R 269,688 per year; in United States they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $43,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $51,249 CAD per year.
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