Pickmere Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pickmere Surname Definition:

(English) dweller at 1 the Lake by the Pick or Peak [v. Pick (English), Peak(e, and + Middle English Old English mere, a lake] 2 the Pig-Lake [v. under Pigg]

Pickmere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales21:784,20816,349

Pickmere Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) dweller at 1 the Lake by the Pick or Peak [v. Pick (English), Peak(e, and + Middle English Old English mere, a lake] 2 the Pig-Lake [v. under Pigg]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pickmere Last Name Facts

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

Pickmere occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pickmere click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pickmere? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Pickmere are found; 90 percent are found in Australasia and 90 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 85,440. In New Zealand Pickmere is mostly found in: Auckland Region, where 77 percent are found, Northland Region, where 11 percent are found and Waikato Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than New Zealand Pickmere exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Pickmere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pickmere has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pickmere
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis