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.
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List of people surnamed Peck
Annie Smith Peck (1850–1935), American mountaineer
Archibald Peck (born 1983), Canadian professional wrestler
Archie A. Peck (1894–1978), American Medal of Honor recipient
Arthur Peck (1889–1975), British Royal Air Force officer
Austin Peck (born 1971), American actor
Bethuel Peck (1788–1862), New York physician and politician
Bob Peck (1945–1999), English actor
Bob Peck (American football) (1891–1932), American football player
Brian Peck (born 1960), American former actor and convicted sex offender
Carolyn Peck (born 1966), American women's basketball coach
Charles Horton Peck, (1833–1917), American mycologist
Cyrus Wesley Peck (1871–1956), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
Dale Peck (born 1967), American novelist
Danielle Peck (born 1978), country-rock singer
Donald Peck (1930–2022), American flutist
Edmund Peck (1850–1924), Anglican missionary in Canada
Sir Edward Peck (British Civil Servant) (1915–2009), British ambassador, climber and author
Edward Peck (born 1929), United States retired diplomat
Elisha Peck (1789–1851), American businessman
Everett Peck (1950–2022), American cartoonist and animator
Evie Peck, American actress
Ethan Peck (born 1986), American actor
Fay Peck (1931–2016) was an American Expressionist artist.
Francis Peck (1692–1743), British antiquarian
Gayle Peck, better known as Julie London (1926–2000), American singer
Ged Peck (1947–2015), British guitarist
George Peck (disambiguation), several people
Gordon H. Peck (1857–1921), New York assemblyman
Gregory Peck (1916–2003), American actor
Harrison J. Peck (1842–1913), American politician and newspaper editor
Harry Thurston Peck (1856–1914), 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
Jarmila Kukalová-Peck (1930–2024), Czech-born Canadian paleoentomologist
Jedediah Peck (1748–1821), American educationalist
Jesse Truesdell Peck (1811–1883), 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
Lloyd Peck, British physiologist
M. Scott Peck (Morgan Scott Peck, 1936–2005), American psychiatrist and author
Maria Purdy Peck (1840–1914), American civic leader
Mary Peck, birth name of Mary Butterworth (1686–1775), American counterfeiter
Mary Gray Peck (1867–1957), American journalist, suffragist, clubwoman
Maryly Van Leer Peck, university president and founder
Matt Peck (born 1980), Canadian field hockey goalkeeper
Nat Peck (1925–2015), American jazz trombonist
Nicholeen P. Peck, American politician
Orrin Peck (1860–1921), American painter
Ralph Brazelton Peck (1912–2008), 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 (1938–2006), a Falkland Islander who aided British forces in the Falklands War
Theodore S. Peck (1843–1918), 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
Fictional characters
Mr. Peck, a character in the American sitcom It's Garry Shandling's Show
Charlie Peck, a character in the 2019 thriller movie The Intruder
Walter Peck, a character in the 1984 American supernatural comedy movie Ghostbusters