Picker Surname

92,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Picker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the picker.' Probably one engaged in fruit-picking or in the fields.

William le Pekkere, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger le Peckere, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Simon le Peckere.

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Picker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8851:42,7085,616
United States1,5451:234,60122,538
Australia6841:39,4675,112
England3741:148,97914,256
Austria2111:40,3586,482
Israel2101:40,7515,559
Liberia431:102,5248,134
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
France241:2,767,613196,808
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:154,27413,512
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

The alternate forms: Píçkèr (1) are calculated separately.

Picker (33) may also be a first name.

Picker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the picker.' Probably one engaged in fruit-picking or in the fields.

William le Pekkere, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger le Peckere, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Simon le Peckere. Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Paulin Peckere, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1784. Married — Richard Angle and Mary Pecker: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 = Pick (English), Peak(e, q.v. + the agential suff. -er.

Cp. Pecker.

2 the Picker, Gatherer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An old word for a pilferer, or petty thief.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Radulphus Pichere, N. Picore, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William le Pikkere, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Picker Last Name Facts

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

Picker is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Píçkèr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Picker? popularity and diffusion

Picker is the 92,887th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,417,259 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Picker live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,885 people, or 1 in 42,708. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 49 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Picker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Picker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 736 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 237 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Picker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Picker surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Picker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 65.24% more than the national average, earning 571,850 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.79% less than the national average, earning R 178,716 per year; in United States they earn 15.68% more than the national average, earning $49,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15% less than the national average, earning $42,233 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pickert922,752/
Pickerd92284/
Peicker9233/
Piecker928/
Pickier922/
Pickeur922/
Paicker921/
Poicker921/
Pichker921/
Piker911,320/
Picer9154/
Peickert86150/
Pischker8616/
Pickertt861/
Pickettr861/
Pickquer861/
Peijcker861/
Picher831,660/
Peiker831,081/
Paiker83751/
Pecker83649/
Pucker83428/
Pioker83233/
Pikker83205/
Pikeur8343/
Paicer8332/
Pücker8326/
Pikere8316/
Piccer8316/
Pikert8314/
Poiker8310/
Pißker838/
Pikeer837/
Pieker835/
Pijker832/
Puiker831/
Phicer831/
Pikher831/
Píçkèr831/
Pikier831/
Pikerd830/
Pickre830/
Pietzcker8080/
Peitzcker804/
Pitchzker804/
Peisker771,948/
Peucker77548/
Piszker77280/
Päckert77225/
Pikkert77208/
Paikert77152/
Puicher77126/
Peicher77119/
Peißker77103/
Pitsker7798/
Peckert7776/
Paisker7750/
Peycker7750/
Poisker7732/
Puijker7730/
Paicher7718/
Puecker7715/
Paizker7713/
Pittker7712/
Pückert7712/
Piekeur7712/
Pikkeur776/
Pechker774/
Peckerd773/
Peacker773/
Piccher772/
Puckerr771/
Poycker771/
Pizzker771/
Pfucker771/
Peikere771/
Pissker771/
Piokker771/
Picheer771/
Peikerh771/
Pietschker75134/
Peitschker751/
Peker7334,158/
Pikir73188/
Puker7381/
Pecer7322/
Pyker733/
Pikre733/
Picre732/
Pycer730/
Pietzker7189/
Picquier7155/
Peitzker7138/
Peissker7114/
Pechkerd714/
Peiszker713/
Pickiorr711/
Pikerova711/
Pheckerd711/
Peitsker711/
Pheacker710/
Pecher676,629/
Piquer674,289/
Peuker672,858/
Pekeur672,629/
Peaker671,332/
Petker671,028/
Pekker67629/
Paikir67422/
Peyker67226/
Pächer67121/
Pikire6793/
Peckre6782/
Peeker6775/
Pekert6773/
Pikyor6765/
Pekeer6752/
Paycer6751/
Pysker6749/
Pücher6737/
Pukher6730/
Peikerová6728/
Pueker6719/
Pekier6718/
Poyker6718/
Pukier6717/
Piqeur6715/
Pekere6714/
Pycher6713/
Piccir678/
Pitkir675/
Pêcher675/
Pécher674/
Petchkerd674/
Piskir673/
Pekher673/
Paikerová673/
Peacer673/
Peitshcer673/
Pehker673/
Pajker672/
Pejker672/
Peikre672/
Peckjr671/
Phikir671/
Pekear671/
Picrre671/
Pietshker671/
Pikkerová671/
Payker671/
Paikre671/
Pfuker671/
Peikerova671/
Päkert671/
Poycer671/
Pukeur671/
Pichir671/
Petchkert671/
Picoir670/

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