How common is the surname Peabody?

5,345 people in the United States had the surname Peabody in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,763 Americans. It ranked 6,367th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peabody?

George Peabody, American-British entrepreneur and philanthropist (1795–1869), followed by George Foster Peabody.

Where is the surname Peabody most common?

Wikidata records people named Peabody in the United States.

How do you pronounce Peabody?

Peabody is /ˈpibɑdi/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Peabody getting more or less common?

More common. 5,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,345 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Peabody

An English nickname surname, carried by 5,345 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpibɑdi/ 3 syllables Soundex P130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Peabody is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English Pebody, equivalent to pea (“peacock”) + body (“body, person”).

Peabody is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,345 people named Peabody in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,763 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,310.

#6,367

rank among US surnames

5,345

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,969)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,361	Decastro	5,354	57,666
#6,362	Groce	5,351	57,699
#6,363	Penner	5,349	57,720
#6,367	Peabody	5,345	57,763
#6,370	Mix	5,344	57,774
#6,373	Brazil	5,343	57,785

Who is named Peabody

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Peabody identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Peabodys

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Peabody
American-British entrepreneur and philanthropist (1795–1869)
George Foster Peabody
American banker and philanthropist (1852-1938)
Elizabeth Peabody
American educator 1804-1894
Sandra Peabody
American actress, born 1948
Endicott Peabody
American politician (1920-1997)
James Hamilton Peabody
American politician (1852-1917)
Dick Peabody
American actor (1925-1999)
Cecil H. Peabody
American mechanical engineer (1855–1934)
Caresse Crosby
American publisher, activist, and inventor of the bra (1892–1970)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Peabody come from?: From Middle English Pebody, equivalent to pea (“peacock”) + body (“body, person”).
How common is the surname Peabody?: 5,345 people in the United States had the surname Peabody in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,763 Americans. It ranked 6,367th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peabody?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Peabody identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peabody?: George Peabody, American-British entrepreneur and philanthropist (1795–1869), followed by George Foster Peabody.
Where is the surname Peabody most common?: Wikidata records people named Peabody in the United States.
How do you pronounce Peabody?: Peabody is /ˈpibɑdi/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Peabody?: Peabody is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Peabody getting more or less common?: More common. 5,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,345 in 2010, up 0.7%.