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Picard Family History

Picard Surname Meaning

French Walloon Catalan and German; Breton (also Le Picard): from Old French and Catalan picard ‘Picard’ a habitational name for someone from Picardy in northern France. This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium. Compare Pecore.

French: in some cases probably also from pic ‘pick pike’ + the pejorative suffix -ard applied as a nickname for e.g. a user of a pointed tool.

English (of Norman origin): variant of Pickard mostly a cognate of 1 above.

Jewish (western Ashkenazic): Frenchified form of German Bickhart.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Picard families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Picard family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Picard families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1891 there were 28 Picard families living in London. This was about 38% of all the recorded Picard's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Picard families in 1891.
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What did your Picard ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Picard. 61% of Picard women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    61%
  • Private Means
    22%
  • Housekeeper
    9%
  • Invalid
    9%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 9,000 immigration records available for the last name Picard. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 7,000 military records available for the last name Picard. For the veterans among your Picard ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Picard lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Picard life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Picard in 1944 was 26, and 71 in 2004.

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