Picking Surname

319,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Picking Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard'. Probably popular variants of Higgins, Higgin, and Hickin, which see. We still talk of higgledy-piggledy. The 'g' in Picking is an excrescence, as in Jennings, &c.

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Picking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5651:641,52051,556
England3861:144,34713,933
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales61:515,75523,171
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2681:90,9539,414
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Picking Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard'. Probably popular variants of Higgins, Higgin, and Hickin, which see. We still talk of higgledy-piggledy. The 'g' in Picking is an excrescence, as in Jennings, &c.

1386. Roger Pickyn, rector of Billingford, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1574-5. Anthony Pickins, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1614-5. Anthony Piggin and Sarah Ireland: Marriage Lic. (London).

1619. Thomas Hoggery and Joane Piggyn: ibid.

1807. Married — Daniel Daniel and Alice Picking: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Picking Last Name Facts

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

The surname Picking has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Picking click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Picking? popularity and diffusion

The surname Picking is the 319,360th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,223,353 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Picking reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 565 people, or 1 in 641,520. In The United States Picking is most prevalent in: Kansas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Picking exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Picking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Picking has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Picking last name expanded 349 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Picking Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Picking surname are 23.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.84% registered with the party.

Picking earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,959 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Poicking930/
Piking92132/
Picing9226/
Paiking8655/
Pecking8625/
Pucking866/
Piching863/
Pickeng861/
Puiking861/
Pieking861/
Poiking861/
Phiking861/
Phioking806/
Pechking804/
Pickenng803/
Puiching802/
Peiching800/
Peking77145/
Puking7788/
Pecing7715/
Piceng773/
Pikeng771/
Pycing770/
Petchking7533/
Phuking7154/
Peckeng7116/
Peching7112/
Peiqing717/
Petking715/
Picoeng714/
Piquing713/
Pojking711/
Peiceng711/
Peikeng711/
Pecquing6710/
Piecoeng674/
Peicheng673/
Phetking672/
Phaiceng671/

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