Pickersgill Surname
Approximately 4,391 people bear this surname
Pickersgill Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pickersgill.' Some spot in the North Riding of of Yorks which I have failed to discover.
1679. Married — Henry Boyce and Elizabeth Picersgill: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Pickersgill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,684 | 1:20,759 | 2,934 |
| Australia | 609 | 1:44,328 | 5,585 |
| Jamaica | 284 | 1:10,105 | 1,079 |
| United States | 283 | 1:1,280,774 | 90,005 |
| Canada | 222 | 1:165,971 | 16,704 |
| Wales | 85 | 1:36,406 | 3,615 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,543 | 1:15,797 | 2,332 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Pickersgill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pickersgill.' Some spot in the North Riding of of Yorks which I have failed to discover.
1679. Married — Henry Boyce and Elizabeth Picersgill: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A surname of English origin Bardsley says from some spot in the North Riding of Yorkshire, which he has failed to find. The name is not included in The Place-names of the North Riding of Yorkshire, 1928. Simon Pickersgill, writer in Dumfries, 1722, and two more of the name are recorded in the Dumfries Commissariot Record.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Pickersgill = Piker’s Ravine [Old Norse gil, a ravine]
“Ravine of the Pike” (Fish). See Gill.
Local: "the gill or rivulet inhabited by pikes or pickerell?"
Local. The stream inhabited by pike or pickerel.
Pickersgill was a name known in Ilton and Masham in the 16th and 17th centuries. Christopher Pickersgill was one of the Masham churchwardens in 1638 (F.). The name is still in the parish of Masham.
Pickersgill Demographics
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Pickersgill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pickersgill Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pickersgill is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pickersgill? popularity and diffusion
Pickersgill is the 106,443rd most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,659,655 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Pickersgill reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 2,684 people, or 1 in 20,759. In England Pickersgill is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 23 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Besides England it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent are found and Jamaica, where 6 percent are found.
Pickersgill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pickersgill has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pickersgill last name increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pickersgill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Pickersgill surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pickersgill last name are 10.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.18% registered with the party.
The amount Pickersgill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 21.93% more than the national average, earning 421,968 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning R 263,052 per year; in United States they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $47,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.28% more than the national average, earning $56,778 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickersgille | 96 | 6 | / |
| Pickergill | 95 | 36 | / |
| Pikersgill | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pickersill | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pickersgil | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pickershill | 91 | 4 | / |
| Pickerssill | 91 | 1 | / |
| Peckersgill | 91 | 0 | / |
| Pikersgil | 90 | 3 | / |
| Pichersgiell | 87 | 1 | / |
| Pikirsgill | 86 | 5 | / |
| Pichergill | 86 | 3 | / |
| Pickersell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pikergil | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pickersel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pekergil | 74 | 24 | / |
| Pykershyl | 60 | 10 | / |
| Pesquergil | 57 | 1 | / |
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