Pickersgill Surname

106,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6841:20,7592,934
Australia6091:44,3285,585
Jamaica2841:10,1051,079
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
Canada2221:165,97116,704
Wales851:36,4063,615
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Panama71:558,8949,437
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5431:15,7972,332
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

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

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.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Pickersgill = Piker’s Ravine [Old Norse gil, a ravine]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Ravine of the Pike” (Fish). See Gill.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Local: "the gill or rivulet inhabited by pikes or pickerell?"

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The stream inhabited by pike or pickerel.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pickersgill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pickersgill occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pickersgill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 106,443rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,659,655 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Pickersgill are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Pickersgill is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 2,684 people, or 1 in 20,759. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England Pickersgill occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent reside and Jamaica, where 6 percent reside.

Pickersgill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pickersgill has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 4,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pickersgill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pickersgill surname are 10.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.18% registered with the political 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.

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