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

Family Name / Last Name: Peek
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

See Peak - A pointed hill, as the Peak in Derbyshire.

Peek is form of Peak. One who lived at, or on, a pointed hill; one who came from Peak meaning "hill," in Derbyshire.

Dweller at, or on, a pointed hill.

Is the variation of Peak. A pointed hill, as the Peak in Derbyshire.

How popular is Peek?

Peek is common in United States, Netherlands, England, Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Poland, Canada, South Africa, Estonia.

Peek is ranked 25828 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Peek bearers increased by 3.44 per cent in 2010 US census to 11062 since 2000, the surname slipped by 156 spots and ranked at 3263. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.67 86.42
Black 10.11 10.2
Hispanic or Latino 2.24 1.2
Others 2 1.51
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.53 0.37
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.45 0.3
Peek is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Netherlands is ahead in terms of density. Around 20855 people have been found who wears Peek as their family name. Peek is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Peek:
3,310 United States13,767
Countries with thousands of Peek:
806 Netherlands2,416
4,646 England1,582
3,538 Australia1,039
Countries with hundreds of Peek:
17,027 Germany573
2,490 New Zealand318
24,461 Poland213
18,895 Canada192
32,108 South Africa155
1,206 Estonia150
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,716 Wales61
6,880 Scotland53
156,501 Russia51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
33,576 Czechia43
156,445 France38
51,586 Belgium21
315,217 Thailand20
181,098 Ukraine18
13,856 Singapore17
78,777 Malaysia15
202,133 Philippines12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
350,626 Brazil10
1,511 Aruba9
728,828 India8
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

George Peek worked as clerk and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 28 years old embarked for USA from London on Yorktown and arrived on January 10, 1850. 60 years old Pierson Peek, Ellen Peek, aged 47, Hannah Peek, aged 27, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Cooper Adolphus Peek from Hanover aboard the Juno from Bremen. He is registered to be 28 years old when he arrived in New York on September 13, 1852. Farmer Conr. Peek, Conr. Peek (36), Carl Peek, aged 34, Conrad Peek (30) Farmer, Waiter Carl Peek, Waiter Kreibohm Peek, 40 years old Peter Peek, Farmer Louis Peek, and 7 other Peek around 43.75% of whom were farmer while others worked as waiter and bird man migrated to US.

Peek Namesakes

  • Paul Peek, Paul Edward Peek, Jr
  • Bertrand Meigh Peek, British astronomer
  • Burton Peek, founding member of Augusta National Golf Club
  • Harmanus Peek, American lawyer and politician from New York
  • Kim Peek, American savant
  • Antwan Peek, former American football linebacker
  • Dan Peek, musician best known as a member of the folk rock band America
  • Ben Peek, Australian author
  • Adam Peek, Australian former professional rugby league footballer
  • George Peek, American agricultural economist

Peek Namesakes

  • Paul Peek, Paul Edward Peek, Jr
  • Bertrand Meigh Peek, British astronomer
  • Burton Peek, founding member of Augusta National Golf Club
  • Harmanus Peek, American lawyer and politician from New York
  • Kim Peek, American savant
  • Antwan Peek, former American football linebacker
  • Dan Peek, musician best known as a member of the folk rock band America
  • Ben Peek, Australian author
  • Adam Peek, Australian former professional rugby league footballer
  • George Peek, American agricultural economist

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