Peckham
English edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Old English pēac (“peak”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Peckham (countable and uncountable, plural Peckhams)
- A suburb of the borough of Southwark, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3476).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Peckham is the 6882nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4885 individuals. Peckham is most common among White (94.12%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Peckham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.