Picket Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Picket Surname Definition:

The French Pi(c)quet, Picot = Pic, Picq (v. Pick) + the diminutive suff. et, -ot.

Picot occurs in Domesday Book, and Piket in the Hundred Rolls.

Picket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3301:1,098,36079,589
Canada371:995,82774,831
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1671:145,96013,001
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales81:196,0527,186
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1311:23,5662,942

Picket (124) may also be a first name.

Picket Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Pi(c)quet, Picot = Pic, Picq (v. Pick) + the diminutive suff. et, -ot.

Picot occurs in Domesday Book, and Piket in the Hundred Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Picket Last Name Facts

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

The surname Picket is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Picket? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 693,669th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Picket reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 836,439th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 124 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 1,098,360. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Picket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Picket has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Picket last name fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Picket Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Picket last name is principally Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Picket surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Picket earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning $39,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $55,277 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pickett9251,680/
Pickets9236/
Pickeet922/
Pickeit921/
Picketh920/
Pickete920/
Piket91868/
Pickette86261/
Pickquet862/
Paickett862/
Pieckett861/
Pitckett861/
Pickkett860/
Pickettt860/
Poickett860/
Pichet831,550/
Pikett83269/
Pucket83233/
Pişket83230/
Pieket8389/
Piketh8377/
Pecket8348/
Piketz8320/
Pickit8316/
Picked838/
Picett835/
Pikets832/
Pisket831/
Paiket831/
Pitket831/
Puiket830/
D'Pickett801/
Pickqueth800/
Pickketts800/
Puckett7736,794/
Picquet772,050/
Peckett771,050/
Poichet7732/
Pickitt7728/
Pichett7714/
Poisket7713/
Phichet7710/
Peikett775/
Puckeet773/
Pikette773/
Peichet773/
Picheit772/
Pechket772/
Pyckett771/
Pidkett771/
Pitkett771/
Peckete771/
Pückett771/
Piskett770/
Picheet770/
Peacket770/
Pikkett770/
Pickead770/
Paichet770/
Pickettová751/
Pikit73622/
Puket7332/
Peket7322/
Pecet738/
Picit733/
Piked731/
Pyket730/
Picheidt7130/
Picquett716/
Phaikhet714/
Petchket712/
Pucckett711/
Puckeett711/
Piquet6710,811/
Phuket671,642/
Pykett67558/
Pechet67266/
Picquette67163/
Peşket67153/
Pichit67121/
Pekete6784/
Pykiet6771/
Petket6743/
Pezket6742/
Peketz6736/
Pesket6718/
Pukett6714/
Peikit6713/
Pikhed6710/
Pickid679/
Phicit677/
Paikit676/
Pioked674/
Pekett672/
Pikite672/
Peckit671/
Pikhit671/
Picitt671/
Pegket671/
Phikit671/
Pukket671/
Pykets670/
Puckit670/
Pecckette670/

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Picket Reference & Research

Pickett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Pickett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Picket
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