Peck is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Peck
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

The Peck is a variant of Pech. Dweller at, or on, a pointed hill.

Dweller at, or on, a pointed hill.

PackAs the latinization De Peccato is applied both to Peche and to Peck, the names may be identical. See - Possibly from the French Pâque, Easter. But more likely from an ancient personal name Pack or Peck, from which seem to be derived the local Packington, Peckham, Paxton, Packwood, etc. May be derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name peca, a deceiver.

How popular is Peck?

Peck is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, South Africa, Austria, Jamaica, Brazil, Belize, France, Cameroon, Thailand, Wales, Scotland, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Malaysia.

Peck is ranked 7370 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Peck bearers increased by 1.58 per cent in 2010 US census to 40055 since 2000, the surname slipped by 68 spots and ranked at 864. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.68 92.39
Black 3.6 3.45
Hispanic or Latino 2.64 1.63
Others 1.68 1.38
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.9 0.66
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.48
Peck is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 77132 people have been found who wears Peck as their family name. Peck is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Peck:
769 United States55,560
Countries with thousands of Peck:
870 England9,162
1,094 Australia3,650
1,825 Canada2,988
Countries with hundreds of Peck:
13,033 Germany763
1,146 New Zealand666
11,495 South Africa576
2,219 Austria568
1,023 Jamaica315
29,828 Brazil260
368 Belize222
50,174 France200
12,606 Cameroon193
66,352 Thailand187
1,927 Wales174
3,250 Scotland165
1,321 Nicaragua145
6,479 Venezuela112
15,446 Malaysia106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,655 Haiti86
49,911 Poland74
2,864 Northern Ireland71
3,478 Singapore64
2,877 Panama60
4,582 Bahrain59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,042 Brunei50
15,252 Switzerland50
18,976 Sweden36
21,617 Hungary35
44,096 Spain34
78,351 Argentina31
45,013 Belgium26
157,830 Philippines25
24,079 Norway24
408,224 India22
397 Cayman Islands21
108,332 Iran19
14,725 Qatar19
4,164 China18
24,706 Denmark16
35,569 Mexico16
63,542 Papua New Guinea16
64,682 Czechia15
32 Falkland Islands15
1,336 Jersey15
6,078 Cyprus14
78,311 Netherlands11
57,527 Slovakia11
839 South Korea11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
3,685 Hong Kong10
4,381 Costa Rica9
414,297 Russia9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
26,217 Estonia8
36,047 Finland8
3,029 Guam8
75,466 Israel6
48,838 Japan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

W. Peck worked as draper and hailed from England. During the great famine, 28 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Arrick and arrived on January 26, 1849. Ellen Peck (27) , Emma Peck (5), Williamn. Peck (2), Edward Peck, Edward Peck, aged 30, Chas. Peck, aged 18, Charles Peck (21) Gentleman, Gentleman John Peck, and 3 other Peck around 40% of whom were gentleman migrated to US.

From Germany

Adolph Peck worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 23 years old embarked for Wisconsin from Hamburg on Helena Sloman and arrived on September 4, 1850. Grg.Ludw. Peck (20) Farmer, Farmer Elisabeth Peck, 35 years old Mathias Peck, 22 years old Helena Peck, Albert Peck (11 months old), 11 months old Alwine Peck, 7 years old Emilie Peck, Heinrich Peck (33) Dyer, and 128 other Peck around 34.74% of whom were farmer while others worked as tailor and merchant, daughter, bird seller, laborer, servant, dealer migrated to US from Antwerp, Havre and Bremen.

Peck Namesakes

  • M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and best-selling author
  • Ferdinand Peck, wealthy Chicago, Illinois
  • Austin Peck, American actor
  • Jedediah Peck, American farmer, surveyor
  • John Mason Peck, American Baptist missionary to the western frontier of the United States
  • William E. Peck, was
  • Francis Peck, English antiquary
  • Harry Thurston Peck, American classical scholar, author, editor
  • George Washington Peck, United States Representative
  • John E. L. Peck, first permanent 'Head of Department of Computer Science' at the University of British Columbia
  • Jesse Truesdell Peck, American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Rory Peck, Northern-Irish freelance war cameraman
  • William H. Peck, writer from the Southern United States
  • Tony Peck, drummer for Peoria, Illinois based band
  • Seymour Peck, American journalist
  • William Dandridge Peck, botanist, and America ’s first native entomologist
  • George H. Peck, American real estate broker
  • Keith Peck, highly acclaimed American bow maker from Evanston
  • Charles Horton Peck, American mycologist of the 19th and early 20th centuries
  • Jared V. Peck, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Luther C. Peck, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Ralph Brazelton Peck, Dr
  • Gregory Peck, American actor
  • Edmund Peck, Anglican missionary
  • Josh Peck, American actor, voice actor, comedian
  • Robert Newton Peck, American author who writes young adult novels
  • J. Eddie Peck, American television and film actor
  • Bob Peck, English stage
  • Mark Peck, New Zealand politician and a member of the Labour Party
  • Cyrus Wesley Peck, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Dale Peck, American novelist, critic, and columnist
  • Evie Peck, actress and producer
  • Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer and adventurer
  • John J. Peck, United States soldier
  • George Wilbur Peck, American writer and politician from Wisconsin
  • Jim Peck, American television and radio personality based
  • Ged Peck, English musician who played
  • Mad Peck, comics creator
  • Matt Peck, field hockey player
  • Everett Peck, American illustrator, comics artist
  • Danielle Peck, American country music artist
  • Marion Peck, pop surrealist painter based in the United States
  • Cecilia Peck, American film producer, director and actress
  • Raoul Peck, Haitian filmmaker
  • Samuel Stanley Peck, Ontario lawyer, judge and political figure
  • Lucius Benedict Peck, American lawyer and politician
  • Erasmus D. Peck, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Wiley Peck, retired American professional basketball player
  • Asahel Peck, American lawyer, politician, and judge
  • Hal Peck, American professional baseball right fielder

Peck Namesakes

  • M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and best-selling author
  • Ferdinand Peck, wealthy Chicago, Illinois
  • Austin Peck, American actor
  • Jedediah Peck, American farmer, surveyor
  • John Mason Peck, American Baptist missionary to the western frontier of the United States
  • William E. Peck, was
  • Francis Peck, English antiquary
  • Harry Thurston Peck, American classical scholar, author, editor
  • George Washington Peck, United States Representative
  • John E. L. Peck, first permanent 'Head of Department of Computer Science' at the University of British Columbia
  • Jesse Truesdell Peck, American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Rory Peck, Northern-Irish freelance war cameraman
  • William H. Peck, writer from the Southern United States
  • Tony Peck, drummer for Peoria, Illinois based band
  • Seymour Peck, American journalist
  • William Dandridge Peck, botanist, and America ’s first native entomologist
  • George H. Peck, American real estate broker
  • Keith Peck, highly acclaimed American bow maker from Evanston
  • Charles Horton Peck, American mycologist of the 19th and early 20th centuries
  • Jared V. Peck, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Luther C. Peck, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Ralph Brazelton Peck, Dr
  • Gregory Peck, American actor
  • Edmund Peck, Anglican missionary
  • Josh Peck, American actor, voice actor, comedian
  • Robert Newton Peck, American author who writes young adult novels
  • J. Eddie Peck, American television and film actor
  • Bob Peck, English stage
  • Mark Peck, New Zealand politician and a member of the Labour Party
  • Cyrus Wesley Peck, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Dale Peck, American novelist, critic, and columnist
  • Evie Peck, actress and producer
  • Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer and adventurer
  • John J. Peck, United States soldier
  • George Wilbur Peck, American writer and politician from Wisconsin
  • Jim Peck, American television and radio personality based
  • Ged Peck, English musician who played
  • Mad Peck, comics creator
  • Matt Peck, field hockey player
  • Everett Peck, American illustrator, comics artist
  • Danielle Peck, American country music artist
  • Marion Peck, pop surrealist painter based in the United States
  • Cecilia Peck, American film producer, director and actress
  • Raoul Peck, Haitian filmmaker
  • Samuel Stanley Peck, Ontario lawyer, judge and political figure
  • Lucius Benedict Peck, American lawyer and politician
  • Erasmus D. Peck, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Wiley Peck, retired American professional basketball player
  • Asahel Peck, American lawyer, politician, and judge
  • Hal Peck, American professional baseball right fielder

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