Peckham Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Peckham Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Peckham family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 205
General Labourer 25
Agricultural Labourer 20
Laundress 12
Dress Maker 11
Butcher 10
Gardener 10
General Servant Domestic 10
Carpenter 8
Domestic Servant 8
General Servant 7
Labourer 7
Living On Her Own Means 7
Living On Own Means 7
General Domestic Servant 6
Farmer 6
Farm Labourer 6
Porter 5
House Keeper 5
Fish Monger 5
School Boy 5
Charwoman 4
Errand Boy 4
Railway Labourer 4
Railway Porter 4

Peckham Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Packham 86% 10,512
2 Peckham 100% 8,715
3 Pickham 86% 485

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The surname Peckham is the 2nd most popular variant of Packham.

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