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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 29 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 275 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 181 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 33 |
| Derbyshire | 29 |
| Devon | 30 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 736 |
| Essex | 215 |
| Gloucestershire | 114 |
| Hampshire | 44 |
| Herefordshire | 46 |
| Hertfordshire | 135 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 229 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 189 |
| Lancashire | 528 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 211 |
| London | 846 |
| Middlesex | 75 |
| Northumberland | 151 |
| Norfolk | 97 |
| Northamptonshire | 113 |
| Nottinghamshire | 54 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 229 |
| Shropshire | 45 |
| Suffolk | 134 |
| Somerset | 142 |
| Surrey | 96 |
| Sussex | 266 |
| Staffordshire | 98 |
| Warwickshire | 56 |
| Westmorland | 22 |
| Wiltshire | 18 |
| Worcestershire | 46 |
| Yorkshire | 1,737 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 17 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,212 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 348 |
| House Servant | 97 |
| Dress Maker | 79 |
| Labourer | 79 |
| Servant | 59 |
| House Keeper | 46 |
| Shoe Maker | 45 |
| Laundress | 42 |
| Wife Of Above | 41 |
| General Servant | 40 |
| Coal Miner | 38 |
| Blacksmith | 36 |
| Carter | 33 |
| Lead Miner | 33 |
| Tailor | 28 |
| Domestic Servant | 27 |
| House Maid | 26 |
| Butcher | 25 |
| Joiner | 25 |
| Wife | 24 |
| Carpenter | 24 |
| Cook | 23 |
| Groom | 23 |
| Nurse | 21 |
| 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 |