Peckham

English

Etymology

Probably from Old English pēac (“peak”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɛkəm/

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Proper noun

Peckham (countable and uncountable, plural Peckhams)

1. A suburb of the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3476).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• East Peckham
• Peckham Bush
• Peckhamian
• Peckham Rye
• West Peckham

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peckham is the 6882^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4885 individuals. Peckham is most common among White (94.12%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Peckham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.