Pakenham (surname)
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
- Edward Pakenham, British general
- Sir Francis Pakenham (diplomat), British envoy to Chile, Argentina and Sweden
- The Hon. Sir Michael Pakenham, retired British diplomat
- Sir Richard Pakenham, British diplomat of Anglo-Irish background
- Thomas Pakenham (disambiguation), several people including:
- * Thomas Pakenham (Royal Navy officer), British admiral
- William Christopher Pakenham, British admiral
- the surname of several Earls of Longford
- the Baronets of Pakenham