Given name & surname

Peck

“pitch, tar, resin”

Peck is a surname with more than one origin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a Dutch and north German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “pitch, tar, resin.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

As a Dutch and north German surname, it comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Peck’s family of names

In English usage, Peck as a surname has a related form in Beck. In English usage, Peck as a surname has a related form in Peak. In English usage, Peck as a surname has a related form in SPEAKE.

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Nicknames & forms 4

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People named Peck

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