Peak

See also: peak

English

Etymology

  • As an English surname, from several placenames in England derived from the noun peak or its source.
  • Also as an English surname, shortened from Peacock.
  • As an Irish surname, shortened from McPeak.

Proper noun

Peak (plural Peaks)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Peak is the 4076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8713 individuals. Peak is most common among White (77.38%) and Black/African American (14.54%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From English peak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piːk/

Noun

Peak m (strong, genitive Peaks or Peak, plural Peaks)

  1. (metrology and stochastics) peak amplitude
    Synonyms: Höhepunkt m, Spitze f
  2. (technical) synonym of Signal n

Declension

Declension of Peak [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Peak die Peaks
genitive eines des Peaks, Peak der Peaks
dative einem dem Peak den Peaks
accusative einen den Peak die Peaks

Derived terms

  • Peakfläche f
  • Peakhöhe f
  • Peakpegel m
  • Peaksymmetrie f
  • Photopeak m
  • Peak Oil

Further reading

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