Peck Surname

7,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Peck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peck,' i.e. the hilltop; v. Peak. Middle English pek, 'the hul of the pek,' i.e. the hill of the Peak, in Derbyshire, Rob. of Gloucestershire. (v. peak in Skeat's Dictionary), v.

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Peck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States55,5721:6,522769
England9,1621:6,081870
Australia3,6501:7,3961,094
Canada2,9881:12,3311,825
Germany7631:105,51213,033
New Zealand6661:6,7991,146
South Africa5761:94,05911,495
Austria5681:14,9922,219
Jamaica3151:9,1111,023
Brazil2601:823,36329,822
Belize2221:1,601368
France2001:332,11450,174
Cameroon1931:107,61212,606
Thailand1871:377,74566,352
Wales1741:17,7851,927
Scotland1651:32,4473,250
Nicaragua1451:41,5251,321
Venezuela1121:269,6796,479
Malaysia1061:278,24715,446
Haiti861:124,2315,655
Poland741:513,63249,911
Northern Ireland711:25,9862,864
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Panama601:65,2042,877
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Brunei501:8,3751,042
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Hungary351:280,46521,617
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Norway241:214,26224,079
India221:34,866,608408,224
Cayman Islands211:3,043397
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Qatar191:124,10514,725
China181:75,962,3094,162
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Falkland Islands151:20932
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland81:687,08836,047
Guam81:20,0153,029
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,5961:5,304806
Wales411:38,2542,050
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,6351:2,848320

Peck (7,198) may also be a first name.

Peck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peck,' i.e. the hilltop; v. Peak. Middle English pek, 'the hul of the pek,' i.e. the hill of the Peak, in Derbyshire, Rob. of Gloucestershire. (v. peak in Skeat's Dictionary), v. Peak and Pick (a).

John del Pek, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Pek, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Ricardus del Pecke, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Magota del Pecke, 1379: ibid.

1590. Buried — An, wife of John Peck: St. Antholin (London).

1660. Baptised — Katherine Pecke: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

1 a variant of Peak, q.v.

Hugh de Peck.—Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1325-6.

Ricardus del Peeke.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

2 conf. with Pake, Pack(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or on, a pointed hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

As the latinization De Peccato is applied both to Peche and to Peck, the names may be identical. See Pack.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Peché (Lower). It is armorially identified with the latter. See Peach.

The Norman People (1874)

The name of Peck is not only established in Cambridgeshire, but in the surrounding counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Beds, and also in Notts. Pick is the Lincolnshire form of the name, and Pigg is its form in Herts. In the 13th century Peck occurred in Lincolnshire, Hunts, and Bucks, and Pick, Picke, and Pik in Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Wilts, and Shropshire (H. R.). Peck was the name of the churchwarden of Long - Stow, Cambridgeshire, in 1643 (Carter).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Peck Last Name Facts

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

Peck (Bengali: পেক) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Peck click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,360th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 94,467 people. Peck occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Peck are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Peck is also the 76,206th most widely held first name globally It is held by 7,198 people.

The last name Peck is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 55,572 people, or 1 in 6,522. In The United States Peck is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States Peck occurs in 108 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Peck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peck has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 315 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 424 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 688 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Peck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Peck last name is primarily Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Peck last name are 14.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Peck earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.17% more than the national average, earning 429,724 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.82% more than the national average, earning R 337,008 per year; in United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $52,082 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pieck891,607/
Peick89500/
Peeck89414/
Pesck8975/
Pecke8953/
Pheck8932/
Peack8930/
Peyck8918/
Peuck895/
Petck891/
Peckt891/
Peckh891/
Pejck891/
Pedck891/
Pec8621,971/
Pek8611,857/
Peycke80166/
Peschk8063/
Piecck8039/
Pechks801/
Pfheck801/
Peicke801/
Peecke801/
Pescők801/
Peacks800/
Pecktt800/
Peacke800/
Petcke800/
Peek7520,860/
Pick7517,263/
Peak7513,165/
Piek753,856/
Piec752,922/
Peyk752,065/
Peke751,894/
Pekh751,762/
Pyck75608/
Peik75458/
Bpec75239/
Pekk75227/
Phek75219/
Peic75142/
Pehk75134/
Pecq7556/
Pekx7531/
Peuk7527/
Phec7517/
Pehc7516/
Peac7512/
Pejc7510/
Pecc754/
Peec754/
Päck752/
Pešk752/
Peqk752/
Pjck752/
Pect751/
Pejk751/
Pfec751/
Hpek751/
Pgec751/
Pekq751/
Pegk751/
Pecp751/
Pecková731,786/
Peckova7341/
Peshcke732/
Peichke730/
Peake6715,156/
Pheak675,415/
Peeke67595/
Pycke67399/
Picke67193/
Poick67182/
Peykh67145/
Pfeke67123/
Paick67114/
Pekke6797/
Poyck6778/
Piecq6767/
Peške6755/
Peics6754/
Pijck6753/
Pheke6750/
Pisck6725/
Peyke6724/
Peike6719/
Peiks6711/
Pekks6710/
Pekhd679/
Piock679/
Pekhe679/
Petők676/
Phetk675/
Pezke674/
Phick673/
Pheuk673/
Peasc673/
Pekht673/
Phegc673/
Pheac672/
Poeyk672/
Pesks672/
Puyck672/
Pekhs672/
Pessk672/
Pehyk672/
Peetk671/
Peidc671/
Puick671/
Pheik671/
Pesct671/
Piekk671/
Peacs671/
Payck671/
Pezks671/
Peidk671/
Pekšs671/
Pejke671/
Peskh671/
Pesschke671/
Peshk671/
Pichk671/
Pheek671/
Peesk671/
Pegkc671/
Peagk671/
Peisk670/
Peeschke670/
Pycks670/
Peact670/

Peck Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peck in the Bengali language
পেকpeka-

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Peck Reference & Research

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