English (mainly Yorkshire) and German: variant of
Picard.English: some early examples, such as Paganus
filius Pichardi (Hampshire, 1160), seem to point to derivation from a
Germanic personal name, probably composed of the elements bic
‘sharp point’, ‘pointed weapon’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’,
‘strong’.Dutch: regional name for someone from Picardy in
northern France.German: variant of Picker 4.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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