Pickstone Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pickstone 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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Pickstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3311:168,33315,551
Australia811:333,28028,364
United States241:15,102,456529,929
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2701:90,2799,372
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pickstone 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

Pickstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pickstone is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pickstone? popularity and diffusion

Pickstone is the 617,991st most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. Pickstone occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Pickstone are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Pickstone is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 168,333. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 29 percent reside, Greater London, where 14 percent reside and West Midlands, where 7 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Pickstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pickstone has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pickstone surname increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 480 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pickstone Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pickstone earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.58% less than the national average, earning R 77,040 per year and in United States they earn 16.96% less than the national average, earning $35,831 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pickstones950/
Pickston94222/
Pikston882/
Peckston8255/
Piekston821/
Pixton67865/
Pheakston671/
Poisxtan591/
Pexton53713/
Poixtan50214/

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