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Piquet Family History

Piquet Surname Meaning

French:: metonymic occupational name for someone who worked with a pick or for a maker or seller from a diminutive of pic ‘pick pickax’.

Possibly also a habitational name from (Le) Piquet, the name of several places in various parts of France.

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


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Where is the Piquet family from?

You can see how Piquet families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Piquet family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Piquet families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 21 Piquet families living in Channel Islands. This was about 81% of all the recorded Piquet's in United Kingdom. Channel Islands had the highest population of Piquet families in 1891.
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What did your Piquet ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Piquet. 56% of Piquet men worked as a Farmer.

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    56%
  • Helper
    12%
  • Salesman
    12%
  • Label Weaver
    12%

What Piquet family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 2,000 census records available for the last name Piquet. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Piquet census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Piquet. 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 525 military records available for the last name Piquet. For the veterans among your Piquet ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Piquet lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Piquet life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Piquet in 1944 was 26, and 78 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Piquet ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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