Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PEACOCK
There are approximately 19,976 people named Peacock in the UK. That makes it the 505th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 316 are named Peacock.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Diminutive
Related and similar surnames
PocockPeacocke
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The Peacock surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Taken from the name of the well-known fowl; pea, contracted from the Latin, pavo, Saxon, pawa, French, paon,--a name given from a fondness of display.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PEACOCK. The bird. See Pocock.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.