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Pick Name Meaning

English (mainly East Midlands), Dutch, and 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 Low German pick ‘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 resemple a pike in some way. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): unexplained.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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

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Pick Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Pick name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Pick. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    42%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    18%

  • Germanic Europe

    12%

  • European Jewish

    8%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    4%

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Pick Family Origin

Where is the Pick family from?

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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 the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 404 Pick families living in Leicestershire. This was about 21% of all the recorded Pick's in the UK. Leicestershire had the highest population of Pick families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Pick surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Pick Family Occupations

What did your Pick ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, the most common Pick occupation in the UK was Farmer. 8% of Pick's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Pick family was Annuitant. Farmer, Agricultural Labourer and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Pick.

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  • Farmer

    8%

  • Agricultural Labourer

    6%

  • Labourer

    3%

  • Annuitant

    2%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Pick ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Pick Historical Records

What Pick family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 52,000 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 9,000 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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Draft Card

There are 12,000 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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Pick Life Expectancy

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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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Pick 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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