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
Scholar 1,642
Agricultural Labourer 189
General Labourer 157
Farmer 104
Coal Miner 94
Domestic Servant 92
Dress Maker 79
Labourer 78
Living On Own Means 78
General Servant 60
Farm Labourer 59
General Servant Domestic 58
Living On Her Own Means 58
Blacksmith 48
Laundress 48
Butcher 40
General Domestic Servant 35
Farm Servant 35
Cotton Weaver 32
Shoe Maker 31
Joiner 29
Tailor 28
House Keeper 27
Carpenter 26
Clerk 25

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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