Pakenham is a surname of Old English origin. It is a locational surname from Pagham, Sussex, or Pakenham, Suffolk.
Antonia Pakenham, maiden name and early pen-name of author Antonia Fraser (born 1932) 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
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