Peebles

The Peebles surname is believed to have originated from a town of the same name in Scotland. It is a locational surname, indicating that the bearer originally hailed from Peebles. Today, the name can be found in various parts of the world, particularly in the United States and Canada. Notable people with the Peebles surname include American astrophysicist, physicist, and cosmologist, James Peebles, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2019 for his contributions to the understanding of the evolution of the universe.