Pickburn Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Pickburn Surname Definition:

(English) dweller at the Pig-Brook [v. under Pigg, and + Middle English burn(e. Old English burne]

Pickburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:1,051,28451,324
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140

Pickburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) dweller at the Pig-Brook [v. under Pigg, and + Middle English burn(e. Old English burne]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pickburn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pickburn Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pickburn is found most frequently in England. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pickburn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,955,159th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Pickburn is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Pickburn live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

Pickburn is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England it is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 25 percent live, Somerset, where 21 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 15 percent live. Not including England Pickburn is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 27 percent live and Scotland, where 12 percent live.

Pickburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pickburn has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pickburn surname expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pickbourn9410/
Pickbourne8953/
Bickburn884/
Packburn880/
Biackburn821/
Backburn7520/
Bockburn751/
Peakburn750/
Packbrown712/
Beackburn711/
Backburne710/
Backbourn710/
Pagburn671/
Pack-Brown671/
Bikbourian671/
Pechbauran671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pickburn
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