Pakenham is a surname of

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th c ...

origin. It is a

locational surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

from

Pagham Pagham is a coastal village and civil parish in the Arun district of West Sussex, England, with a population of around 6,100. It lies about two miles to the west of Bognor Regis. Governance Pagham is part of the electoral ward called Pagham a ...

, Sussex, or

Pakenham, Suffolk Pakenham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk (district), West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Its name can be linked to Anglo-Saxon roots, Pacca being the founder of a settlement on the hill surrounding Pakenham chur ...

. * Antonia Pakenham, maiden name and early pen-name of author

Antonia Fraser Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser, (' Pakenham; born 27 August 1932) is a British author of history, novels, biographies and detective fiction. She is the widow of the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Harold Pinter (1930–2008), and p ...

Edward Pakenham Major General Sir Edward Michael Pakenham, (19 March 1778 – 8 January 1815), was a British Army officer and politician. He was the son of the Baron Longford and the brother-in-law of the Duke of Wellington, with whom he served in the Penin ...

(1778–1815), British general * Sir Francis Pakenham (diplomat) (1832–1905), British envoy to Chile, Argentina and Sweden * The Hon. Sir Michael Pakenham (born 1943), retired British diplomat * Sir

Richard Pakenham Sir Richard Pakenham PC (19 May 1797 – 28 October 1868) was a British diplomat of Anglo-Irish background. He served as British Ambassador to the United States from 1843 until 1847, during which time he unsuccessfully worked to prevent ...

(1797 – 1868), British diplomat of Anglo-Irish background * Thomas Pakenham (disambiguation), several people including: **

Thomas Pakenham (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir Thomas Pakenham GCB (29 September 1757 – 2 February 1836), styled The Honourable from birth to 1820, was a British naval officer and politician. Biography Pakenham was born the fourth son of The 1st Baron Longford and his wife ...

(1757–1836), British admiral * William Christopher Pakenham (1861–1933), British admiral * the surname of several Earls of Longford * the Baronets of Pakenham

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