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

The last name Pickens is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pickens? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Pickens is the 25,016^th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 337,856 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Pickens are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pickens is also the 852,104^th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 120 people.

Pickens is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 20,918 people, or 1 in 17,328. In The United States Pickens is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Pickens Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Pickens Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Pickens last name are 9.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.26% being registered with the political 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.