Peacock Family History
Peacock Name Meaning
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Peacock
Name Distribution of Peacock Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Peacock families
 1,199 - 2,395  400 - 1,198 |
 1 - 399  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Peacock families
|
166 - 329 56 - 165 |
1 - 55 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Peacock census records
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Peacock Family Origin
Peacock Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Peacock families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Peacock Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Peacock families immigrated
to Australia.
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Emigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Peacock Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Peacock census records
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Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Military Service by Peacock
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