Origins of the Peck surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 77North West 81Isle of ManYorkshire 389East Midlands 342West Midlands 58East 768London 1200South East 435South West 78South Wales 41Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pecks lived in london

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    11,000 Peck Travel & migration records
    50,000 Pecks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Peck

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    820th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Peck surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Peck first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pecks

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Pecks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    247

    General Servant Domestic

    146

    Laundress

    141

    Domestic Servant

    116

    Living On Own Means

    92

    Common male occupations for Pecks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    435

    Farm Labourer

    205

    Bricklayer

    164

    General Labourer

    159

    Farmer

    131

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