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 | 10 |
| Berkshire | 42 |
| Cambridgeshire | 297 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 180 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 48 |
| Derbyshire | 18 |
| Devon | 35 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 904 |
| Essex | 293 |
| Gloucestershire | 133 |
| Hampshire | 67 |
| Herefordshire | 36 |
| Hertfordshire | 150 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 218 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 219 |
| Lancashire | 595 |
| Leicestershire | 39 |
| Lincolnshire | 177 |
| London | 1,115 |
| Middlesex | 122 |
| Northumberland | 168 |
| Norfolk | 103 |
| Northamptonshire | 131 |
| Nottinghamshire | 46 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 218 |
| Shropshire | 48 |
| Suffolk | 133 |
| Somerset | 107 |
| Surrey | 146 |
| Sussex | 312 |
| Staffordshire | 109 |
| Warwickshire | 71 |
| Westmorland | 13 |
| Wiltshire | 21 |
| Worcestershire | 20 |
| Yorkshire | 1,875 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 20 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,462 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 248 |
| Labourer | 168 |
| Domestic Servant | 93 |
| General Servant | 75 |
| Dress Maker | 68 |
| Coal Miner | 57 |
| House Keeper | 54 |
| Annuitant | 48 |
| Farm Labourer | 44 |
| Laundress | 41 |
| Blacksmith | 35 |
| Joiner | 35 |
| Lead Miner | 35 |
| Servant | 33 |
| Farmer | 32 |
| Tailor | 31 |
| Farm Servant | 31 |
| Butcher | 29 |
| Gardener | 27 |
| Carpenter | 27 |
| Cotton Weaver | 26 |
| Shoe Maker | 25 |
| General Servant Domestic | 21 |
| Farmers Son | 18 |
| 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 |