Peckenpaugh Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Peckenpaugh Surname User-submission:

Peckinpaugh, which includes numerous variant spellings, is derived from the German Beckenbach surname. Johann Adam Beckenbach was born in 1691 in Eiterbach, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. He married Anna Maria Schmitt. After his death in 1747, his widow and most of their 12 children emigrated to America.

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Peckenpaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5171:701,08155,448
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Peckenpaugh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Peckinpaugh, which includes numerous variant spellings, is derived from the German Beckenbach surname. Johann Adam Beckenbach was born in 1691 in Eiterbach, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. He married Anna Maria Schmitt. After his death in 1747, his widow and most of their 12 children emigrated to America. Over the course of the next few decades the family anglicised their surname to Peckinpaugh. Virtually all the Peckinpaughs, and the numerous spellings, are descendants of Johann and Anna Maria Beckinbach: Peckinpaughs, Pickenpaughs, Peckinpaughs, Beckenbaughs, Pickinpahs and Peckenpaughs.

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Peckenpaugh Last Name Facts

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

Peckenpaugh is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peckenpaugh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 590,896th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,802,170 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Peckenpaugh live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Peckenpaugh is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 701,081. In The United States Peckenpaugh is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 13 percent reside, Washington, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and American Samoa, where 0 percent reside.

Peckenpaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peckenpaugh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peckenpaugh surname expanded 372 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peckenpaugh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peckenpaugh surname are 25.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.27% registered with the party.

The amount Peckenpaugh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $41,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning $57,704 CAD per year.

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