Picken Surname

108,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Picken Surname Definition:

A surname found mainly in Ayrshire. From the NF. personal name Picon (Piquin). In England the name is found mainly in Nottinghamshire as Pickin (Guppy, p. 531.,. Andrew Picken was a tailor in Edinburgh, 1621 (Edinb. Marr.), and Archibald Picken was heir of Andrew Picken, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, 1624 (Inquis.

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Picken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7251:32,3004,307
United States7651:473,80340,248
Australia4861:55,5476,802
Canada4551:80,9799,038
Scotland4101:13,0581,718
Wales1171:26,4492,746
Northern Ireland971:19,0212,369
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1501:29,5323,011
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7281:33,4834,411
Scotland4411:8,4881,146
Wales371:42,3902,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3151:159,42414,594

Picken (129) may also be a first name.

Picken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname found mainly in Ayrshire. From the NF. personal name Picon (Piquin). In England the name is found mainly in Nottinghamshire as Pickin (Guppy, p. 531.,. Andrew Picken was a tailor in Edinburgh, 1621 (Edinb. Marr.), and Archibald Picken was heir of Andrew Picken, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, 1624 (Inquis., 1107). John Pikkan appears in Kilbarchan, 1673 (Kilbarchan), John Pikin was merchant in Kirktoun, 1682 (Corsehill, p. 157), and Thomas Picken, a rebel in Kilblain paroch, Kintyre, 1685 (Commons, p. 1). General Andrew Pickens of American Revolutionary fame was the son of a Scots emigrant whose ancestors are said to have been driven out of France by the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For the French Pi(c)quin, Picon = Pic(q (v. Pick) + the diminutive suff. -in, -on.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish) Descendant of little Pic, or Picon (pike).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Radulphus Picon, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Phycun, Engl., c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Picken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Picken (Arabic: بيكن) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Picken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 108,307th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,695,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Picken are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. Picken is also the 818,356th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 129 people.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,725 people, or 1 in 32,300. In England Picken is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 15 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 9 percent reside and Shropshire, where 7 percent reside. Outside of England it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Picken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Picken has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Picken surname increased 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 243 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 316 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Picken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Picken last name is predominantly Presbyterian (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Picken last name are 10.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Picken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 300.8% more than the national average, earning R 952,452 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $52,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piecken927/
Pickenn927/
Pickent921/
Pickeng921/
Pickesn920/
Picen91375/
Piken91199/
Pickn913/
Pickenng863/
Pickchen862/
Pickenne861/
Pickin831,126/
Pichen83904/
Pişken83868/
Paiken83202/
Pieken83107/
Pickem8375/
Peiken8363/
Poiken8318/
Phiken8314/
Pucken839/
Pecken837/
Piccen835/
Paicen834/
Pitken833/
Pikend831/
Picn801/
Pichkin7729/
Pickina7723/
Peckeng7716/
Peikene7714/
Pikienė775/
Peichen775/
Pitzken772/
Pishken771/
Pihchen771/
Paikoen771/
Paichen771/
Puikuen771/
Pikin731,361/
Peken73364/
Pecen73286/
Picin73275/
Puken7389/
Pikhn739/
Pyken734/
Picén733/
Pikne732/
Pikyn731/
Phikn731/
Peschken71235/
Piekienė71131/
Peckienė7191/
Pichkina7183/
Puikienė7182/
Pieczkin716/
Phaikaen714/
Pikengne711/
Picshkin711/
Poicking710/
Pişkin6711,693/
Piccin674,836/
Pechen671,366/
Pikina671,222/
Paikin67722/
Pichin67213/
Phuken67177/
Peikin6797/
Peeken6777/
Paikyn6750/
Peckin6729/
Peckne6719/
Payken6716/
Picheń6715/
Piskyn6713/
Pekenc677/
Pojken677/
Pikijn676/
Peicin674/
Puckin674/
Pekien672/
Paicin672/
Pejken672/
Puikin672/
Piquen671/
Pychen671/
Puicin671/
Pueken671/
Poikyn671/
Piekin671/
Peccen671/
Peaken671/
Poycen671/
Pigkin671/
Pikkin671/
Pikion671/
Pucaen670/
Peyken670/
Pecuen670/

Picken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Picken in the Arabic language
بيكنbykn-

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Picken Reference & Research

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