Peasegood Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Peasegood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Peas-cod,' a peapod. 'Pescodde, siliqua': Promptorium Parvulorum 'Pescodes': Lydgate's London Lickpenny. Probably, like Freshfish, a nick, from the street cry of 'hot peascods.' It still remains with us as a surname; compare Peppercorn and Barleycorn.

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Peasegood Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:795,97243,050
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315

Peasegood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Peas-cod,' a peapod. 'Pescodde, siliqua': Promptorium Parvulorum 'Pescodes': Lydgate's London Lickpenny. Probably, like Freshfish, a nick, from the street cry of 'hot peascods.' It still remains with us as a surname; compare Peppercorn and Barleycorn. Peasegood is a manifest corruption.

1502. 'Item, to wif of William Greneweye for bringing a present of coddes to the Quene': Privy Exp., Elizabeth of York.

1443. Godwin Pescod, of Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1622. William Emerton and Mabell Peascodd: Marriage Lic. (London).

1664. Married — William Spencer and Katherine Peasgood: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1665. Nicholas Pescod, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Peascod, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Peasegood Demographics

Average Peasegood Salary in
England

£28,700

Per year
Rank:
26,385 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000136905
Rank: 45,713 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
106.39%
Sample size: 11 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Peasegood Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Peasegood Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Peasegood occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peasegood? popularity and diffusion

Peasegood is the 2,273,756th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Peasegood live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Peasegood is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 795,972. In England Peasegood is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 56 percent are found, Warwickshire, where 14 percent are found and Dorset, where 11 percent are found.

Peasegood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peasegood has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Peasegood surname grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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