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The peacock Surname

peacock Name Meaning and History

English: from Middle English pe, pa, po ‘peacock’, with the later disambiguating addition of cok ‘male bird’, hence a nickname for a vain, strutting person or for a dandy. In some cases it may be a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a peacock. This surname is established in Ireland also.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The peacock name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the peacock family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of peacock Families in the US in 1920
Number of peacock families
 150-297
 51-149		 1-50
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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