Picker Family History

Picker Surname Meaning

English: occupational name probably ‘one who works with a pick or pickaxe’ from Middle English piker. English: perhaps sometimes a nickname from Middle English piker ‘thief’.

South German: occupational name for someone who used a pick or pickaxe for instance a miner from an agent derivative of Middle High German bicken picken ‘to prick or stab’. Compare Pickar.

Dutch: occupational name for a stonemason or for a reaper or mower from Middle Dutch picker pecker.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname for a big eater or a glutton from Yiddish pikn ‘to eat’ with the noun suffix -er.

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

Similar surnames: Dicker, Bicker, Pickel, Packer, Wicker, Pickler, Ficker, Bricker, Kicker, Ducker

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Where is the Picker family from?

You can see how Picker families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Picker family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Picker families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 69 Picker families living in Lincolnshire. This was about 25% of all the recorded Picker's in United Kingdom. Lincolnshire had the highest population of Picker families in 1891.

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What did your Picker ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farm labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Picker. 50% of Picker men worked as a Farm labourer and 78% of Picker women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Picker were General labourer and Domestic duties unpaid.

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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.

Farm labourer

50%

Incapacitated

25%

General labourer

25%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Housewife

House duties

Domestic duties unpaid

What Picker family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 14K census records available for the last name Picker. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Picker 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 2K immigration records available for the last name Picker. 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 1K military records available for the last name Picker. For the veterans among your Picker ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Picker lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Picker life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Picker in 1958 was 61, and 85 in 2004.

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Picker Surname Meaning

English: occupational name probably ‘one who works with a pick or pickaxe’ from Middle English piker. English: perhaps sometimes a nickname from Middle English piker ‘thief’.

South German: occupational name for someone who used a pick or pickaxe for instance a miner from an agent derivative of Middle High German bicken picken ‘to prick or stab’. Compare Pickar.

Dutch: occupational name for a stonemason or for a reaper or mower from Middle Dutch picker pecker.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname for a big eater or a glutton from Yiddish pikn ‘to eat’ with the noun suffix -er.

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

Where is the Picker family from?

What did your Picker 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.

Farm labourer

50%

Incapacitated

25%

General labourer

25%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

Housewife

House duties

Domestic duties unpaid

What Picker family records will you find?

What is the average Picker lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Picker life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Picker in 1958 was 61, and 85 in 2004.

Picker Family History

Picker Surname Meaning

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Picker Surname Meaning

52,000 record(s) for Picker

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Where is the Picker family from?

What did your Picker ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Picker family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Picker lifespan?

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