Pickney Surname

284,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Pickney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pickney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3201:274,59025,707
Israel211:407,50632,346
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Pickney (16) may also be a first name.

Pickney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pickney is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pickney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 284,447th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,386,213 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Pickney are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pickney is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 16 people.

Pickney is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,320 people, or 1 in 274,590. In The United States Pickney is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 21 percent are found, Tennessee, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Pickney is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 2 percent are found and The Faroe Islands, where 0 percent are found.

Pickney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pickney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pickney surname grew 1,692 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pickney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pickney surname are 19.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pickney earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.28% less than the national average, earning $36,557 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pisckney930/
Puickney930/
Phickney930/
Pickny9227/
Pikney929/
Picney922/
D'Pickney881/
Piekney8625/
Peckney8610/
Puckney860/
Pickhny860/
Pikne832/
Pikny831/
Picknett8095/
Pickenne801/
Poickner800/
Pickenny800/
Piekny77259/
Peckne7719/
Picnea7716/
Pekney779/
Pucney771/
Pukney771/
Pickni771/
Picner771/
Piknoy771/
Peckner7121/
Peikene7114/
Pecknyo7112/
Pecknay718/
Pecknoe716/
Pieknei714/
Pficner714/
Picinne711/
Piscner711/
Pitcner711/
Päckner711/
Peiknei711/
Phikner710/
Pikna67540/
Pekny67433/
Pekne6717/
Pucne6710/
Pukne673/
Pikengne671/
Pecny671/
Pecknett671/
Pecknets670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • 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 Pickney
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