Picknell Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Picknell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pikenhall' I cannot find the spot.

Thomas de Pikenhale, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1680. Married — John Pecknell and Mary Thomas: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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Picknell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:226,49618,955
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Canada921:400,49635,373
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Australia371:729,61448,196
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2041:119,48711,415
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Picknell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pikenhall' I cannot find the spot.

Thomas de Pikenhale, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1680. Married — John Pecknell and Mary Thomas: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

Pucknoll, a parish in co. Dorset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Picknell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Picknell occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Picknell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 492,243rd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. Picknell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Picknell reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 226,496. In England it is primarily concentrated in: East Sussex, where 14 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and West Sussex, where 11 percent reside. Besides England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Picknell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Picknell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Picknell last name rose 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Picknell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Picknell surname are 8.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.07% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Picknell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.51% more than the national average, earning $48,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.78% more than the national average, earning $52,553 CAD per year.

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