Surname

Pakenham

“homestead”

Pakenham is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Pakenham goes back to a word meaning “homestead.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Pakenham comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pakenham’s family of names

In English usage, Pakenham as a surname has a related form in Peckenham.

Walk Pakenham’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Pakenham, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Peckham

“Peak” · “homestead”

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Old English

Allingham

“belonging to” · “homestead”

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Old English

Pattenden

“valley”

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Old English

Acklam

“oak”

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Old English

Altham

Altham is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Oxenham

“ox” · “farm”

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Old English

Wykeham

“homestead”

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Old English

Fareham

“fern”

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Sibling ideas

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