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UK surname

Peckett

In the 1881 census there were 412 people recorded with the Peckett surname, ranking it #7,814 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 418, ranked #11,472, down from #7,814 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Halifax, Warlingham and Sheffield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Lindsey, Sheffield and Stockton-on-Tees.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Peckett is 658 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has stayed broadly stable by 1.5%.

1881 census count

412

Ranked #7,814

Modern count

418

2016, ranked #11,472

Peak year

1911

658 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Peckett had 412 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,814 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 418 in 2016, ranked #11,472.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 658 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Peckett surname distribution map

The map shows where the Peckett surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Peckett surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Peckett over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 265 #8,395
1861 historical 249 #9,904
1881 historical 412 #7,814
1891 historical 548 #6,901
1901 historical 470 #8,432
1911 historical 658 #6,384
1997 modern 480 #9,602
1998 modern 487 #9,794
1999 modern 486 #9,883
2000 modern 479 #9,951
2001 modern 470 #9,906
2002 modern 476 #9,999
2003 modern 452 #10,258
2004 modern 457 #10,168
2005 modern 448 #10,250
2006 modern 429 #10,645
2007 modern 433 #10,662
2008 modern 416 #11,121
2009 modern 436 #10,965
2010 modern 441 #11,087
2011 modern 427 #11,243
2012 modern 428 #11,092
2013 modern 440 #11,031
2014 modern 437 #11,176
2015 modern 424 #11,364
2016 modern 418 #11,472

Geography

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Where Pecketts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Halifax, Warlingham, Sheffield, Huddersfield and Littleport, Hilgay (Downham, Norfolk), Southery (Downham, Norfolk). These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Lindsey, Sheffield, Stockton-on-Tees and Barnsley. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Warlingham Surrey
3 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Huddersfield Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Littleport, Hilgay (Downham, Norfolk), Southery (Downham, Norfolk) Cambridgeshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Lindsey 003 West Lindsey
2 Sheffield 023 Sheffield
3 Sheffield 024 Sheffield
4 Stockton-on-Tees 002 Stockton-on-Tees
5 Barnsley 001 Barnsley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Peckett

These lists show first names that appear often with the Peckett surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Peckett

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Peckett, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Peckett surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Peckett household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Peckett is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Peckett is most concentrated in decile 3 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Peckett falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Peckett is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Peckett, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Peckett families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Peckett surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Yorkshire leads with 267 Pecketts recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.70x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 267 6.70x
Cambridgeshire 35 13.75x
Middlesex 24 0.60x
Lancashire 21 0.44x
Surrey 17 0.87x
Durham 10 0.84x
Hampshire 10 1.21x
Norfolk 7 1.13x
Kent 6 0.44x
Suffolk 6 1.23x
Essex 3 0.38x
Nottinghamshire 2 0.37x
Berkshire 1 0.33x
Dorset 1 0.38x
Lincolnshire 1 0.16x
Sussex 1 0.15x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Roystone in Yorkshire leads with 27 Pecketts recorded in 1881 and an index of 1730.77x.

Place Total Index
Roystone 27 1730.77x
Littleport 22 452.67x
Barnsley 17 41.38x
Ecclesall Bierlow 17 20.99x
Stainland Cum Old 14 205.28x
Burythorpe 12 3333.33x
Darton 11 269.61x
Chorlton On Medlock 10 13.20x
South Kilvington 10 2777.78x
York St George 10 318.47x
March 9 105.63x
Scarborough 9 24.87x
Sheffield 8 6.31x
Southampton St Mary 8 15.44x
Warlingham 8 503.14x
Grimstn Krby Wharf N 7 2000.00x
Kirkheaton 7 108.36x
Knottingley 7 100.00x
Lindley Cum Quarmby 7 69.65x
Southery 7 429.45x
Bethnal Green London 6 3.44x
Mildenhall 6 115.38x
Thames Ditton 6 147.42x
York St Saviour 6 157.89x
Deptford St Nicholas 5 45.96x
Hunslet 5 8.05x
Longwood 5 77.88x
Mexborough 5 63.29x
Skircoat 5 31.85x
Stranton 5 12.42x
Toxteth Park 5 3.10x
Wakefield 5 16.36x
Brandon Byshottles 4 26.70x
Dewsbury 4 9.79x
Ely Holy Trinity St Mary 4 36.04x
Hackney London 4 1.78x
Islington London 4 1.03x
Normanton 4 33.42x
Acton 3 12.73x
Clifton In York 3 36.01x
Elland Cum Greetland 3 16.72x
Havercroft Cum Cold 3 441.18x
Huddersfield 3 5.17x
Nether Hallam 3 5.57x
Norton In Malton 3 62.11x
Old Malton 3 120.00x
Southowram 3 24.67x
St Pancras London 3 0.93x
West Ham 3 1.71x
Asselby 2 540.54x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 2 5.39x
Brightside Bierlow 2 2.56x
Broughton In Salford 2 4.59x
Camberwell 2 0.78x
Chapel Allerton 2 33.56x
Dunnington In Skirlaugh 2 1666.67x
Headley 2 89.29x
Lofthouse Cum Carlton 2 41.24x
Monk Bretton 2 49.63x
Morley 2 9.66x
Newington 2 18.23x
Nottingham St Mary 2 1.43x
Ossett Cum Gawthorpe 2 14.05x
Rawmarsh 2 14.21x
Sandal Magna 2 33.96x
Swinton In Rotherham 2 18.99x
Walton On Hill 2 7.74x
York All Sts North 2 101.52x
Brighton 1 0.73x
Cheetham 1 2.81x
Cudworth 1 69.44x
Headingley Cum Burley 1 3.90x
Holgate 1 128.21x
Knedlington 1 1000.00x
Lytham 1 13.74x
New Malton 1 21.01x
Northallerton 1 19.69x
Ruskington 1 60.98x
St George Hanover 1 1.91x
York St Michael Le 1 77.52x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Peckett surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 26
Elizabeth 16
Sarah 16
Jane 12
Ann 10
Ellen 9
Hannah 9
Martha 8
Emily 7
Annie 6
Emma 6
Margaret 5
Alice 4
Charlotte 4
Florence 4
Eliza 3
Grace 3
Louisa 3
Susannah 3
Catherine 2
Edith 2
Elizebeth 2
Elizur 2
Frances 2
Lucy 2
Myra 2
Angelina 1
Anna 1
Caroline 1
Carry 1
Clara 1
Elizah 1
Ellis 1
Emalina 1
Eva 1
George 1
Gertrude 1
Hester 1
Hettie 1
Isabelle 1
Isebelle 1
Jemima 1
Kate 1
Lavinia 1
Lillias 1
Margarett 1
Margrett 1
Maria 1
Marion 1
Theresa 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Peckett surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 31
John 24
George 14
Thomas 14
James 12
Robert 9
Arthur 7
Joseph 7
Alfred 6
Charles 6
Henry 5
Harry 4
Samuel 4
Timothy 4
Albert 3
Fred 3
Herbert 3
Joshua 3
Tom 3
Earnest 2
Frederick 2
Fredk. 2
Lewis 2
Walter 2
Annie 1
Benjamin 1
Benjm. 1
Benton 1
Burton 1
Chas. 1
Christopher 1
Comforth 1
David 1
Eaton 1
Edgar 1
Edward 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fred. 1
Hedley 1
Helena 1
J. 1
Jas.Ezra 1
Jno. 1
Matthew 1
Percy 1
Peter 1
Prince 1
Reuben 1

FAQ

Peckett surname: questions and answers

How common was the Peckett surname in 1881?

In 1881, 412 people were recorded with the Peckett surname. That placed it at #7,814 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Peckett surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 418 in 2016. That gives Peckett a modern rank of #11,472.

What does the Peckett map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Peckett bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.