Peabody is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Peabody
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Peabody

How popular is Peabody?

Peabody is common in United States.

Peabody is ranked 60819 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Peabody bearers increased by 0.6591337 per cent in 2010 US census to 5345 since 2000, the surname slipped by 398 spots and ranked at 6367. The last name was found in around 18 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.45 93.13
Black 3.35 2.86
Hispanic or Latino 2.25 1.51
Others 1.25 1.13
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.05 1.05
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.65 0.32
Peabody is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Anguilla is ahead in terms of density. Around 7574 people have been found who wears Peabody as their family name. Peabody is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
615,517 Russia6
222 Anguilla6
718 Liberia4
46,068 Philippines3
1,219,338 India3
127,708 Czech Republic3
139,444 Brazil2
124,220 Italy2
40,256 Mexico2
118,441 Germany2
18,969 Wales1
120,357 Argentina1
62,864 New Zealand1
81,201 Switzerland1
36,814 Romania1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
34,581 Chile1
277,603 France1
17,236 Ghana1
3,586 Honduras1
31,207 Ireland1
2,057 Isle of Man1
49,529 Israel1
29,046 Japan1
11,510 Oman1
49,101 Denmark1
2,935 Madagascar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
48,106 Australia41
Countries with hundreds of Peabody:
18,340 England296
17,294 Canada211
Countries with thousands of Peabody:
5,643 United States6,967
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

T. Peabody was 25 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on February 11, 1847. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as merchant and took Sarah Sands from Liverpool.

Peabody Namesakes

  • Francis S. Peabody, Businessman
  • Emma Awilda Peabody Sawyer, Karl Dane's ex-wife
  • Endicott Peabody, Former Governor of Massachusetts
  • Robert Swain Peabody, Architect
  • Bo Peabody, Entrepreneur
  • Dick Peabody, Actor
  • Richard R. Peabody, Author
  • George Peabody Converse, Anita Stewart's ex-husband
  • Endicott Peabody, Former Governor of Massachusetts
  • Dick Peabody, Actor
  • In 2018, Katie Peabody portrayed the role of Josephine in drama and fantasy film Krampus Origins.

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