Pickston Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pickston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pinxton,' a parish in Derbyshire. Over the border in Lancashire this surname has become popularized into Pixton, Pickston, &c.

1670. William Peckston, of Wren bury: Wills at Chester.

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Pickston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1731:322,07023,948
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pickston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Pinxton,' a parish in Derbyshire. Over the border in Lancashire this surname has become popularized into Pixton, Pickston, &c.

1670. William Peckston, of Wren bury: Wills at Chester.

1680. William Penkston, of Middlewich: ibid.

1785. Married — William Dove and Mary Pinkstone: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Pickston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pickston occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pickston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,101,507th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Pickston reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Pickston is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 322,070. In England Pickston is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 46 percent are found, Cheshire, where 14 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 6 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Pickston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pickston has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pickston last name rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pickston Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pickston earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.86% less than the national average, earning R 176,184 per year; in United States they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $43,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.35% less than the national average, earning $42,056 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pickstone94498/
Pikston932/
Peckston8855/
Piekston881/
Pukston801/
Pixton71865/
Pheakston711/
Poisxtan631/
Pixtun576,779/
Pexton57713/
Pixtún573/
Puxton571/
Poixtan53214/
Pexthong505/

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