What is "pakenham"

Pakenham may refer to:

Pakenham is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is a locational surname from Pagham, Sussex or Pakenham, Suffolk.

• Edward Pakenham (1788–1815), 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
• 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