Pickens Surname

25,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pickens Surname Definition:

Picken’s (Son): v. Picken.

Pickens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,9181:17,3282,193
Australia2301:117,37312,995
Canada1171:314,92028,951
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
England631:884,41445,970
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Wales211:147,35910,403
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France41:16,605,680368,153
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3481:15,0001,921

Pickens (120) may also be a first name.

Pickens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Picken’s (Son): v. Picken.

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

Pickens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pickens is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pickens.

How Common Is The Last Name Pickens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pickens is the 25,016th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 337,856 people. Pickens is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Pickens reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pickens is also the 852,104th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 120 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 20,918 people, or 1 in 17,328. In The United States Pickens is primarily found in: Texas, where 14 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Pickens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pickens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pickens last name increased 625 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 32 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pickens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pickens last name is predominantly Anglican (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pickens are 9.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.26% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pickens earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning $39,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.49% less than the national average, earning $37,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pickenns932/
Pieckens931/
Pickeens931/
Poickens931/
Pikens9211/
Pickns924/
Picens924/
Peckens86286/
Pickins86104/
Pichens8612/
Pickems868/
Paikens867/
Pikcens862/
Piekens861/
Puckens860/
Puiskens802/
Phickins800/
Pikins774/
Pekens773/
Pecens773/
Pukens771/
Peckensch751/
Peskens71324/
Peckins71159/
Peukens7124/
Paikins7118/
Petkens7115/
Puckins713/
Piskins713/
Pechens711/
Peykens711/
Pikkins710/
Peikins710/
Peyskens67244/
Piknz67240/
Puyskens6715/
Puiskins671/
Pettkens671/
Pittkins670/
Pisskins670/

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Pickens Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pickens
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