Peacock Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Peacock Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Peacock family

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

Peacock Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Peacock 100% 73,835
2 Pocock 71% 22,524
3 Pecock 86% 905
4 Peacocke 88% 599
5 Pacock 86% 214
6 Peocock 86% 162

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The surname Peacock is the most popular version of all its varients

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