Given name & surname
Packard
“from the brook; a peddler's pack”
Packard is used as a given name and a surname. One German interpretation is “from the brook; a peddler's pack.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One German interpretation is “from the brook; a peddler's pack.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Packard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,105 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Packard’s family of names
Packard has a related form in Pak. Packard has a related form in Pac. Packard has a related form in Pacard.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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