Origins of the Peacock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1840North West 320Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 1448East Midlands 300West Midlands 245East 720London 1780South East 819South West 232South Wales 53Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Peacocks lived in north-east

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    15,000 Peacock Travel & migration records
    110,000 Peacocks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Peacock

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    376th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Peacock first names?

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    Common jobs for Peacocks

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

    Common female occupations for Peacocks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    472

    Laundress

    278

    Domestic Servant

    276

    General Servant Domestic

    249

    House Servant

    228

    Common male occupations for Peacocks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    654

    Farmer

    478

    General Labourer

    408

    Farm Labourer

    361

    Coal Miner

    349

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