Peacock Name Meaning: An English surname which derives from the word 'peacocc' which refers to the peacock bird.
May refer to someone who bred peacocks or looked after them, lived near a sign of a peacock. May have also been a nickname for someone who had a proud or elaborate personality, also could be someone who wore brighly coloured clothes which reflected the range of colours etc of a peacocks feathers.
Discover how your Peacock ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 156 |
| Buckinghamshire | 21 |
| Berkshire | 34 |
| Cambridgeshire | 409 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 283 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 39 |
| Derbyshire | 88 |
| Devon | 50 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 1,729 |
| Essex | 627 |
| Gloucestershire | 207 |
| Hampshire | 154 |
| Herefordshire | 13 |
| Hertfordshire | 207 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 241 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 384 |
| Lancashire | 1,042 |
| Leicestershire | 52 |
| Lincolnshire | 224 |
| London | 1,537 |
| Middlesex | 536 |
| Northumberland | 404 |
| Norfolk | 175 |
| Northamptonshire | 205 |
| Nottinghamshire | 135 |
| Oxfordshire | 38 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 241 |
| Shropshire | 33 |
| Suffolk | 120 |
| Somerset | 195 |
| Surrey | 338 |
| Sussex | 469 |
| Staffordshire | 230 |
| Warwickshire | 205 |
| Westmorland | 9 |
| Wiltshire | 17 |
| Worcestershire | 54 |
| Yorkshire | 2,728 |
| Anglesey | 22 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 13 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 77 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 47 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,337 |
| Farm Labourer | 171 |
| Farmer | 107 |
| Private Means | 86 |
| General Labourer | 86 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 81 |
| Labourer | 67 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 65 |
| Dressmaker | 56 |
| At School | 46 |
| Domestic Servant | 46 |
| At Home | 45 |
| Bricklayer | 45 |
| Clerk | 45 |
| None | 42 |
| Scholar | 42 |
| General Servant Domestic | 35 |
| Dress Maker | 33 |
| Housekeeper | 33 |
| House Keeper | 32 |
| Laundress | 32 |
| Assisting In The Business | 31 |
| Assisting In Business | 27 |
| House Painter | 27 |
| Blacksmith | 27 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Peacock | 4,872 |
| Mary Peacock | 4,786 |
| John Peacock | 4,638 |
| Elizabeth Peacock | 3,224 |
| George Peacock | 2,669 |
| Thomas Peacock | 2,655 |
| Sarah Peacock | 2,292 |
| James Peacock | 2,245 |
| Ann Peacock | 1,873 |
| Jane Peacock | 1,757 |
| Henry Peacock | 1,402 |
| Joseph Peacock | 1,373 |
| Charles Peacock | 1,333 |
| Robert Peacock | 1,227 |
| Margaret Peacock | 1,073 |
| Alice Peacock | 1,020 |
| Eliza Peacock | 1,012 |
| Annie Peacock | 974 |
| Hannah Peacock | 872 |
| Ellen Peacock | 843 |
| Emma Peacock | 778 |
| Arthur Peacock | 747 |
| Edward Peacock | 739 |
| Frederick Peacock | 698 |
| Alfred Peacock | 681 |