Pecke: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Arms linked to Peck and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

What Pecke means

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Pecke is usually a form of Peck. Its meaning, shared with Peck, is “Hill-dweller, or peck measure”.

The extra “e” in Pecke is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Pecks and Pek.

Want more than a summary? See the Pecke family name pack.