Pakenham

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Peckenham

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Pacca + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Pakenham (countable and uncountable, plural Pakenhams)

1. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL924673).
2. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pakenham is the 103181^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 174 individuals. Pakenham is most common among White (95.98%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pakenham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.