Peckham Family History
Peckham Name Meaning
English (southern): habitational name from East and West Peckham (Kent) Peckham in Camberwell (Surrey) or Peckham Farm in Framfield (Sussex). All three placenames probably derive from Old English pēac ‘peak’ + hām ‘village homestead’ or hamm ‘water meadow’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022