Pickford Surname
Approximately 7,355 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnamePickford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,814 | 1:14,609 | 2,155 |
| United States | 1,447 | 1:250,490 | 23,823 |
| Australia | 804 | 1:33,577 | 4,424 |
| Canada | 471 | 1:78,228 | 8,778 |
| New Zealand | 291 | 1:15,561 | 2,711 |
| Wales | 195 | 1:15,869 | 1,720 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:111,538 | 7,348 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,128 | 1:11,455 | 1,752 |
| Wales | 79 | 1:19,853 | 1,156 |
| Scotland | 47 | 1:79,643 | 4,400 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 276 | 1:181,952 | 16,181 |
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.
(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.
(English) One who came from Pitchford (ford near where pitch is found), in Shropshire; dweller at a ford near a pointed hill.
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.)
Pickford Demographics
Average Male Pickford Height
175.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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