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peabody Name Meaning and History

English: probably a nickname for a showy dresser, from Middle English pe ‘peacock’ (see Peacock) + body ‘body’, ‘person’.

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Distribution of peabody Families in the US in 1920
Vermont: 2% (25 of 1315)New Hampshire: 5% (62 of 1315)Maryland: Less than 1% (0 of 1315)Delaware: Less than 1% (0 of 1315)New Jersey: 1% (17 of 1315)Connecticut: 3% (37 of 1315)Rhode Island: 2% (28 of 1315)Massachusetts: 24% (315 of 1315)Hawaii: Less than 1% (0 of 1315)Alaska: Less than 1% (1 of 1315)California: 6% (76 of 1315)Nevada: Less than 1% (1 of 1315)Oregon: 1% (12 of 1315)Washington: 2% (25 of 1315)Idaho: 1% (8 of 1315)Utah: Less than 1% (2 of 1315)Arizona: Less than 1% (6 of 1315)New Mexico: Less than 1% (0 of 1315)Colorado: 2% (28 of 1315)Wyoming: Less than 1% (1 of 1315)Montana: Less than 1% (6 of 1315)North Dakota: 1% (8 of 1315)South Dakota: 1% (10 of 1315)Nebraska: 1% (13 of 1315)Kansas: 1% (12 of 1315)Oklahoma: 1% (7 of 1315)Texas: 1% (17 of 1315)Minnesota: 3% (39 of 1315)Iowa: 1% (9 of 1315)Missouri: 3% (41 of 1315)Arkansas: Less than 1% (4 of 1315)Louisiana: Less than 1% (6 of 1315)Illinois: 5% (61 of 1315)Wisconsin: 2% (25 of 1315)Michigan: 5% (64 of 1315)Indiana: 2% (30 of 1315)Ohio: 4% (58 of 1315)Kentucky: Less than 1% (6 of 1315)West Virginia: Less than 1% (4 of 1315)Tennessee: Less than 1% (1 of 1315)Mississippi: Less than 1% (0 of 1315)Alabama: 1% (7 of 1315)Florida: Less than 1% (6 of 1315)Georgia: 1% (10 of 1315)South Carolina: Less than 1% (0 of 1315)North Carolina: Less than 1% (0 of 1315)Virginia: Less than 1% (3 of 1315)Maryland: Less than 1% (0 of 1315)Delaware: Less than 1% (0 of 1315)New Jersey: 1% (17 of 1315)Pennsylvania: 2% (21 of 1315)New York: 10% (129 of 1315)Connecticut: 3% (37 of 1315)Rhode Island: 2% (28 of 1315)Massachusetts: 24% (315 of 1315)Vermont: 2% (25 of 1315)New Hampshire: 5% (62 of 1315)Maine: 5% (64 of 1315)
Number of peabody families
 159-315
 54-158		 1-53
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John Peabody where are you and family sealnotlaw 0
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New England Peabody Katherine A. Webster 33
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Corporal Carlton A. Peabody of Massachusetts & Oregon Carolyn Clark 3
Nellie Peabody of McClouth Kansas Susan Salgy 2
Dennis and Nancy Peabody Susan Salgy 1
Peabody, Ruth - wife of Dr McNamara, Levant to Lincoln, Maine DA_Harding 0
Looking for Eastern relatives Jean Peabody (10) 13
Emma Peabody: Living Relatives? Laura Petersen Balogh 0
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