Pickford Surname

67,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Pickford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pitchford,' a parish in Salop 'No doubt the same as Pitchford in Shropshire. In the Rotuli Hundredorum of the county the possessor of that estate, spelt Picheford, is styled Sir John de Picford' (Lower).

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Pickford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,8141:14,6092,155
United States1,4471:250,49023,823
Australia8041:33,5774,424
Canada4711:78,2288,778
New Zealand2911:15,5612,711
Wales1951:15,8691,720
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Guernsey221:2,929767
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France61:11,070,454349,096
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1281:11,4551,752
Wales791:19,8531,156
Scotland471:79,6434,400
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2761:181,95216,181

Pickford (241) may also be a first name.

Pickford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pitchford,' a parish in Salop 'No doubt the same as Pitchford in Shropshire. In the Rotuli Hundredorum of the county the possessor of that estate, spelt Picheford, is styled Sir John de Picford' (Lower).

John de Picford, or Picheford, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Pickford, or Picheford, Salop, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Pycheford, 1277. Writs of Parliament.

Galfridus de Picheford, 1296. Writs of Parliament.

1591. Baptised — Moyses Pickford: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1599. — Theoder, s. John Pitsfort: ibid.

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

(English) dweller at 1 the Ford by the Pick or Peak [v. Pick (English), Peak(e; and + Middle English Old English ford] 2 a Pig-Ford [v. under Pigg] 3 v. Pitchford: the Shropshire place of this name was also called Pic(k)ford in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Pitchford (ford near where pitch is found), in Shropshire; dweller at a ford near a pointed hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

I do not find this local name in the Gazetteer, but it is, no doubt, the same as Pitchford in Shropshire. In the Rotuli Hundredorum of the county the possessor of that estate, spelt Picheford, is styled Sir John de Picford (Domino Johanni de Picford.)

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pickford Last Name Facts

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

Pickford is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pickford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 67,651st most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 990,829 people. Pickford is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Pickford live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 575,894th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 241 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 3,814 people, or 1 in 14,609. In England it is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 14 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Not including England Pickford occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Pickford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pickford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pickford last name rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 524 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 39 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pickford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pickford surname is primarily Catholic (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pickford last name are 15.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Pickford earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 52.22% more than the national average, earning R 361,728 per year; in United States they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $45,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning $56,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pitckford940/
Picford935/
Pikford933/
Peckford88662/
Pickfard881/
Pitkford881/
Pickfort880/
Pigford801,492/
Piggford75191/
Pigfort672/
Pegford670/
Peggford630/

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