Pakenham (surname) explained

Pakenham is a surname of Old English origin. It is a locational surname from Pagham, Sussex, or Pakenham, Suffolk.^[1]

• Antonia Pakenham, maiden name and early pen-name of author Antonia Fraser
• Edward Pakenham (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 (1797 – 1868), British diplomat of Anglo-Irish background
• Thomas Pakenham (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Thomas Pakenham (Royal Navy officer) (1757 - 1836), British admiral
• William Christopher Pakenham (1861–1933), British admiral
• the surname of several Earls of Longford
• the Baronets of Pakenham

Notes and References

1. Web site: Surname Database: Pakenham Last Name Origin.