Peckham Surname

47,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Fiji

Peckham Surname Definition:

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.

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Peckham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8131:53,2016,391
England1,7531:31,7844,238
Canada9111:40,4455,042
Australia5091:53,0376,550
Fiji4081:2,192344
South Africa2831:191,44120,758
Wales951:32,5743,273
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
France191:3,495,933219,029
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0861:22,4453,151
Isle of Man91:6,030597
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5931:19,3672,456

Peckham (15) may also be a first name.

Peckham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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.

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

(English) belonging to Peckham = Pecc(a)’s or Pæcc(a)'s Home [Old English hám, home, estate] Peckham, Kent, occurs in the 10th cent. as Peccham.

Cp. Packham.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Peckham (homestead by a hill), the name of several places in England.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Surrey.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Peckham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peckham occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peckham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peckham is the 47,000th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 661,242 people. The surname Peckham occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Peckham reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,813 people, or 1 in 53,201. In The United States Peckham is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Peckham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peckham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peckham surname rose 263 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,056 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peckham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peckham last name are 5.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Peckham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning R 234,852 per year; in United States they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $45,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $50,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peckhaam931/
Poeckham930/
Peackham930/
Pekham9233/
Peckam9214/
Petchkham8825/
Packham865,102/
Pickham86210/
Pechkam8621/
Petkham8616/
Pekkham867/
Piekham864/
Peckahm863/
Peakham863/
Peckhom862/
Peekham862/
Pockham860/
Pekam83590/
Pecam834/
Phaekham8029/
Petchkam805/
Phoekham802/
Pichkham801/
Peckheim800/
Peccccckham780/
Pakham77734/
Piekam77126/
Packam77100/
Pokham7761/
Peycam7719/
Pikham7718/
Petkam7714/
Peekam775/
Pockam774/
Peukam774/
Paekam772/
Peskam771/
Peikam771/
Pekhom771/
Poekam771/
Peykam771/
Peckom770/
Peakam770/
Pickam770/
Phaehkham751/
Pheukkham751/
Phakham715,415/
Phokham71400/
Pokkham71110/
Pecheim7134/
Puikham7120/
Peshkam7118/
Phetkam7116/
Pakkham718/
Puykham715/
Pechkom712/
Phikham712/
Piokham711/
Pitkham711/
Pichkam711/
Packaam711/
Petkhom711/
Pagkham711/
Peakaim711/
Peakhom711/
Pokam675,512/
Pakam673,608/
Phiokham672,407/
Phaikham67100/
Pikam6797/
Phakkham6783/
Pacam6728/
Pecom6723/
Picam6714/
Pouykham6714/
Pocam6710/
Phokkham679/
Pykam677/
Pechkoom676/
Pekom675/
Phetkhom673/
Phichkam672/
Phaykham672/
Petkhoom671/
Peukkhom671/
Paidkham671/
Phokaham671/
Phuykham671/
Pheakhom671/
Petckoom671/

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