Pick Surname
Approximately 17,263 people bear this surname
Pick Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the woodpecker.' the Frenchpic. v. Speck; compare Goldfinch, Spark, Nightingale, Crow, Raven, &c.
Simon Pic, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Agnes Pick, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Hugh Pick, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnamePick Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,182 | 1:15,536 | 2,046 |
| United States | 4,213 | 1:86,033 | 9,725 |
| England | 2,868 | 1:19,427 | 2,771 |
| South Africa | 1,355 | 1:39,984 | 5,131 |
| Canada | 673 | 1:54,748 | 6,504 |
| Australia | 598 | 1:45,143 | 5,669 |
| Brazil | 330 | 1:648,710 | 23,986 |
| France | 283 | 1:234,709 | 36,380 |
| Poland | 178 | 1:213,532 | 28,138 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Austria | 158 | 1:53,895 | 8,487 |
| Luxembourg | 146 | 1:3,976 | 544 |
| Zimbabwe | 144 | 1:107,210 | 14,835 |
| Wales | 112 | 1:27,630 | 2,845 |
| Czechia | 92 | 1:115,581 | 18,798 |
| Scotland | 90 | 1:59,487 | 4,887 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Hungary | 29 | 1:338,492 | 24,545 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,378 | 1:17,689 | 2,561 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:34,096 | 1,856 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 586 | 1:85,697 | 8,924 |
Pick (2,556) may also be a first name.
Pick Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the woodpecker.' the Frenchpic. v. Speck; compare Goldfinch, Spark, Nightingale, Crow, Raven, &c.
Simon Pic, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Agnes Pick, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Hugh Pick, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Thomas Pik, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard Pyk, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
(a) Local, 'at the pike,' a peaked hill; compare Langdale Pikes in the Lake district, v. Peak and Pike.
Ralph del Pikke, Hertfordshire., 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1500. Baptised — Richard, s. Philip Pick: St. Antholin (London).
1668. — Saray, d. Thomas Picke: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1721. — Leonard, s. John Pick: ibid.
(French) the French Pic, Picq, Picque = 1 a nickname from the Pike (weapon) [French pique, a pike, spear; the same word as pic, a pick, and Ital. picca, a pike; also Old English píc, a pike: cp. Latin pic-us a woodpecker] 2 a nickname from the Woodpecker [French pic, Latin pic-us] Picus (mod. Pico) was an old Italian deity who, according to the legend, was changed by Circe into a woodpecker.
3 dweller at a Peak, Pointed Hill [French pic(q] Hugh Pick.—Hundred Rolls Walter Pik.— do.
(English) 1 a weak form of Peak(e, q.v.
Ralph del Pikke.—Plac. de Quo Warr.
2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Pic, Picc [hardly Old English pic (n.), pitch (North, pi(c)k): it must therefore be a weak form of Old English píc (m.), a pike]
See Pike.
(English, Czech-Slovakian, German) Dweller near a pointed hill or on a highway; dweller at the sign of the pick (the bar-tailed godwit); dweller at the sign of the bull; a name sometimes adopted by people named Joseph because the Bible likened Joseph to a young bullock.
(from the name of a male ancestor) Pick is an adaptation of the Bohemian and Polish byk, “bull.” But the name has no connection with the animal; it is a reference to the kinnui of the Hebrew name Joseph, because in the Bible, Deuteronomy 33:17, Joseph is compared to a young bull.
Pick is another ancient name, which, as Pick, Picke, and Pik, was represented in the adjacent county of Cambridge, as well as in Oxfordshire, Wilts, and Shropshire, in the 13th century (H. R.).
Pick Demographics
Average Pick Salary in
United States
$49,559 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pick Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pick Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pick (Oriya: ପିକ୍) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pick click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pick? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 30,933rd most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 422,148 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Pick are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pick is also the 145,715th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 2,556 people.
Pick is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 5,182 people, or 1 in 15,536. In Germany Pick is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 76 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.
Pick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pick surname grew 719 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pick Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pick surname are 11.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.01% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pick earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.77% less than the national average, earning R 221,556 per year; in United States they earn 14.86% more than the national average, earning $49,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,764 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pieck | 89 | 1,607 | / |
| Peick | 89 | 500 | / |
| Picke | 89 | 193 | / |
| Poick | 89 | 182 | / |
| Paick | 89 | 114 | / |
| Pijck | 89 | 53 | / |
| Pisck | 89 | 25 | / |
| Piock | 89 | 9 | / |
| Phick | 89 | 3 | / |
| Puick | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pichk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pic | 86 | 7,580 | / |
| Pik | 86 | 3,059 | / |
| Pijcke | 80 | 278 | / |
| Pichke | 80 | 209 | / |
| Piscke | 80 | 98 | / |
| Piecck | 80 | 39 | / |
| Poicke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Peicke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poijck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paik | 75 | 106,396 | / |
| Peck | 75 | 77,144 | / |
| Pike | 75 | 69,646 | / |
| Piek | 75 | 3,856 | / |
| Piec | 75 | 2,922 | / |
| Picq | 75 | 2,054 | / |
| Paic | 75 | 692 | / |
| Piok | 75 | 683 | / |
| Pyck | 75 | 608 | / |
| Peik | 75 | 458 | / |
| Pikk | 75 | 417 | / |
| Phic | 75 | 362 | / |
| Puik | 75 | 266 | / |
| Phik | 75 | 178 | / |
| Poik | 75 | 158 | / |
| Peic | 75 | 142 | / |
| Pikh | 75 | 113 | / |
| Pict | 75 | 79 | / |
| Pikš | 75 | 46 | / |
| Póik | 75 | 25 | / |
| Pihk | 75 | 9 | / |
| Picc | 75 | 6 | / |
| Pišk | 75 | 5 | / |
| Picx | 75 | 4 | / |
| Puic | 75 | 2 | / |
| Päck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pijk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pikp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pjck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hpik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pikc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pikz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pizk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Picë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Piqc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Piqk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pikq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pijc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pigc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Picg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Picková | 73 | 1,108 | / |
| Pickova | 73 | 21 | / |
| Piskcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pisckke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peichke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phike | 67 | 1,299 | / |
| Paike | 67 | 703 | / |
| Peeck | 67 | 414 | / |
| Pycke | 67 | 399 | / |
| Puijk | 67 | 394 | / |
| Poike | 67 | 142 | / |
| Poyck | 67 | 78 | / |
| Pesck | 67 | 75 | / |
| Piecq | 67 | 67 | / |
| Peics | 67 | 54 | / |
| Pecke | 67 | 53 | / |
| Phaik | 67 | 52 | / |
| Pishk | 67 | 41 | / |
| Pheck | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peack | 67 | 30 | / |
| Pikke | 67 | 25 | / |
| Paikh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Peike | 67 | 19 | / |
| Peyck | 67 | 18 | / |
| Paics | 67 | 18 | / |
| Puidk | 67 | 16 | / |
| Paaik | 67 | 15 | / |
| Peiks | 67 | 11 | / |
| Péics | 67 | 9 | / |
| Picch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Puike | 67 | 6 | / |
| Piszk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Peuck | 67 | 5 | / |
| Paitk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pikss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pissk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pikks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pitcs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pidke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puyck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phitc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ppaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peidc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piccs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piskt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pithk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paicp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paict | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peckt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Payck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paickova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paijc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pidkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Picqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pikhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pikšs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peckh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peidk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pejck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piscs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pedck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peisk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pisct | 67 | 0 | / |
| Puisk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pycks | 67 | 0 | / |
Pick Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pick in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିକ୍ | pik | - |
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