Peacock

See also: peacock

English

Alternative forms

• Pocock

Etymology

From peacock, a nickname for a vain and conceited person.

Proper noun

Peacock (countable and uncountable, plural Peacocks)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
2. A township in Lake County, Michigan, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Stonewall County, Texas, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peacock is the 1659^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21712 individuals. Peacock is most common among White (83.59%) and Black/African American (10.99%) individuals.

Further reading

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