The Peachey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,918 people carried this name — #8,432 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 24% from 3,154 in 2000.

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Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Peachey was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Sussex: 14 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 714. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Sussex 14
Suffolk 11

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Peachey in American newspapers,
1914–1921.

Newspaper page from The Leon Reporter carrying the name Peachey
The Leon Reporter 1914-06-25
Newspaper page from The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union carrying the name Peachey
The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union 1921-01-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,683 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Peachey in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

6,021 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Peachey. The most, 1,415, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,579
Queensland 1,257
Victoria 880
South Australia 532
Tasmania 410
Western Australia 299
ACT (Canberra) 48
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Peachey.

Who carried it

People named Peachey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Peachey d. 1765 · politician
  • James Peachey d. 1797 · military officer
  • Elizabeth Portal d. 1774
  • Henry Peachey 1675–1737 · politician
  • Henry Peachey 1675–1737 · politician
  • Bulstrode Peachey 1681–1736 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Peachey,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States112 records

112 records of the Peachey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 34
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 23
  • Other U.S. records 55
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Marvin B. Peachey

    Born 1912 in Georgia. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; elevator operator. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1959, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Peachey

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the City of Antwerp from Liverpool, aged 39; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Harold Alan Peachey

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1949, died 1987; buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 112 records for Peachey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia270 records

270 records of the Peachey name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 110
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 63
  • Other Australian records 97
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ernest James Peachey

    Born 1890 in Longford, Tasmania. Died 1915 in Tasmania, aged 25.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Peachey

    Arrived in Victoria in 1856 aboard the Acadia, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Peachey

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Moffatt, arriving 1836; ticket of leave 1847.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 270 records for Peachey in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

United Kingdom23 records

23 records of the Peachey name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 12
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • Welsh wills index cards 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Fanny Sarah Peachey

    Buried in 1826 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 56.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Frank William Peachey

    Will proved in 1940; of Swansea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. K. Peachey

    Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Peachey in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Peachey name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Job Peachey

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Delta, landing at Quebec, bound for Malton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jemima Grace Rundle Peachey

    Died 1931; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Reuben Edward Peachey

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Peachey in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand4 records

4 records of the Peachey name in New Zealand
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 2
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Leila Laura Ilma Peachey

    Died 1994, aged 81; buried at Mercury Bay Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Agnes Hamilton Peachey

    Died 1980, aged 88; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Amelia Ness Peachey

    Died 1940; buried at Cust Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Peachey in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Peachey name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Stanley Peachey

    Born 1941 in Great Britain; died 1994 in Sainte-Menehould (Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Peachey name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James Frank Peachey

    Married in 1948 in Eindhoven.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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