Peck is a surname which can have two meanings. Either "one who dwells near the foot of a peak" or "one who deals in weights and measures". The name is thought to, but not proven to, originate in the Nottinghamshire/East Midlands England, or Denbighshire in Wales.
List of people surnamed Peck
- Annie Smith Peck (1850âÂÂ1935), American mountaineer
- Archibald Peck (born 1983), Canadian professional wrestler
- Archie A. Peck (1894âÂÂ1978), American Medal of Honor recipient
- Arthur Peck (1889âÂÂ1975), soldier in the British military
- Austin Peck (born 1971), American actor
- Bethuel Peck (1788âÂÂ1862), New York physician and politician
- Bob Peck (1945âÂÂ1999), English actor
- Bob Peck (American football) (1891âÂÂ1932), American football player
- Brian Peck (born 1960), American actor and convicted sex offender
- Carolyn Peck (born 1966), American women's basketball coach
- Charles Horton Peck, (1833âÂÂ1917), American mycologist
- Cyrus Wesley Peck (1871âÂÂ1956), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Dale Peck (born 1967), American novelist
- Danielle Peck (born 1978), country-rock singer
- Donald Peck (1930âÂÂ2022), American flutist
- Edmund Peck (1850âÂÂ1924), Anglican missionary in Canada
- Sir Edward Peck (British Civil Servant) (1915âÂÂ2009), British ambassador, climber and author
- Edward Peck (born 1929), United States retired diplomat
- Elisha Peck (1789âÂÂ1851), American businessman
- Everett Peck (1950âÂÂ2022), American cartoonist and animator
- Evie Peck, American actress
- Ethan Peck (born 1986), American actor
- Fay Peck (1931 â 2016) was an American Expressionist artist.
- Francis Peck (1692âÂÂ1743), British antiquarian
- Gayle Peck, better known as Julie London (1926âÂÂ2000), American singer
- Ged Peck (1947âÂÂ2015), British guitarist
- George Peck (disambiguation), several people
- Gordon H. Peck (1857âÂÂ1921), New York assemblyman
- Gregory Peck (1916âÂÂ2003), American actor
- Harrison J. Peck (1842âÂÂ1913), American politician and newspaper editor
- Harry Thurston Peck (1856âÂÂ1914), American classical scholar
- Ian Peck (born 1957), English cricketer
- J. Eddie Peck (John Edward Peck, born 1958), American actor
- James Peck (disambiguation), several people
- Jamie Peck, British geographer
- Jamie Peck (podcaster), American writer and podcaster
- Jedediah Peck (1748âÂÂ1821), American educationalist
- Jesse Truesdell Peck (1811âÂÂ1883), bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- Jim Peck (born 1943), American game show host
- John Peck (disambiguation), several people
- Josh Peck (born 1986), American actor
- Judith Peck, American artist
- Justin Peck (born 1987), New York City Ballet dancer
- M. Scott Peck (Morgan Scott Peck, 1936âÂÂ2005), American psychiatrist and author
- Maria Purdy Peck (1840âÂÂ1914), American civic leader
- Mary Peck, birth name of Mary Butterworth (1686âÂÂ1775), American counterfeiter
- Mary Gray Peck (1867âÂÂ1957), American journalist, suffragist, clubwoman
- Maryly Van Leer Peck, university president and founder
- Matt Peck (born 1980), Canadian field hockey goalkeeper
- Nat Peck (1925âÂÂ2015), American jazz trombonist
- Nicholeen P. Peck, American politician
- Orrin Peck (1860âÂÂ1921), American painter
- Ralph Brazelton Peck (1912âÂÂ2008), American Civil Engineer and soil mechanics expert
- Richard Peck (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Peck (disambiguation), several people
- Roxy Peck, American statistics educator
- Russell Peck, American composer
- Terry Peck (1938âÂÂ2006), a Falkland Islander who aided British forces in the Falklands War
- Theodore S. Peck (1843âÂÂ1918), Civil War veteran
- Tiler Peck (born 1989), New York City Ballet principal dancer
- Tom Peck (born 1953), American racing driver
- William Peck (disambiguation), several people
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