Pick Family History

Pick Surname Meaning

English (mainly East Midlands) Dutch and South German: from Middle English pi(c)k, Middle Dutch picke, Middle High German bicke ‘pick pickaxe’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made pickaxes or used them as an agricultural or excavating tool.

North German: metonymic occupational name for a pitch-burner from Middle Low German pek, pik ‘pitch’. English: possibly from Middle English pike ‘pike’ (the fish), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish or as a descriptive nickname for someone thought to resemble a pike in some way.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): unexplained.

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

Similar surnames: Bick, Peck, Puck, Dick, Pack, Mick, Beck, Pink, Wick, Rock

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12K	Military Records
9K	Immigration Records
52K	Census and Voter Lists
72K	Member Trees

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Where is the Pick family from?

You can see how Pick families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pick family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pick families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 404 Pick families living in Leicestershire. This was about 21% of all the recorded Pick's in United Kingdom. Leicestershire had the highest population of Pick families in 1891.

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What did your Pick ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Pick. 16% of Pick men worked as a Farmer and 69% of Pick women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pick were Bricklayer and Domestic duties.

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Farmer

16%

General labourer

Farm labourer

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Housewife

Private means

Domestic duties

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Census Record

There are 52K census records available for the last name Pick. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Pick census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 9K immigration records available for the last name Pick. 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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Military Records

There are 12K military records available for the last name Pick. For the veterans among your Pick ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pick lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Pick life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Pick in 1955 was 54, and 75 in 2004.

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Pick Surname Meaning

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): unexplained.

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

Where is the Pick family from?

What did your Pick ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

Farmer

16%

General labourer

Farm labourer

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Housewife

Private means

Domestic duties

What Pick family records will you find?

What is the average Pick lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Pick life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Pick in 1955 was 54, and 75 in 2004.

Pick Family History

Pick Surname Meaning

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Pick Surname Meaning

230,000 record(s) for Pick

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Where is the Pick family from?

What did your Pick ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Pick family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Pick lifespan?

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