Pickerton Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Pickerton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pickerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pickerton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pickerton is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pickerton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Pickerton reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alaska, where 14 percent reside, Maryland, where 14 percent reside and Ohio, where 14 percent reside. Besides The United States Pickerton is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 11 percent reside and Scotland, where 11 percent reside.

Pickerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pickerton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 22 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pickerton Last Name Statistics demography

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

Pickerton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pikerton943/
Bickerton894,339/
Peckerton892/
Piokerton891/
Pickerdon890/
Puckerton890/
Paikerton890/
Bikerton8225/
Beckerton78167/
Pickerden7839/
Buckerton782/
Bockerton781/
Backerton780/
Bickerten780/
Picardon71328/
Pekertan7117/
Pekerten7112/
Bicarton711/
Bakerton710/
Biggerton675/
Boekerton671/
Pkeertana671/
Paggerton670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pickerton
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