Pickard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Pickard Name Meaning: A variant of 'Picard',a regional name for someone from Picardy in France.Possibly derived from a French personal name,of the elements 'pic-hard',translating as 'sharp and hardy'.

The variant surname of 'Pitcher' developed from the elements above. The first recorded spelling of the family name is that of 'William Pichard',dated 1169.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pickard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pickard family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 576
Agricultural Labourer 46
Dress Maker 37
Labourer 31
General Servant 29
House Keeper 27
Domestic Servant 26
Worsted Weaver 26
Woollen Weaver 24
Blacksmith 21
Carpenter 21
Silk Weaver 21
Coal Miner 20
Farm Servant 19
Servant 17
Grocer 15
Annuitant 14
Laundress 14
Tailor 13
General Servant Domestic 12
Farm Labourer 12
Farmers Son 12
Gardener 12
Worsted Spinner 12
Brick Layer 9

Pickard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pickard 100% 27,781
2 Packard 86% 2,258
3 Picard 86% 661
4 Peckard 86% 465
5 Pickerd 86% 182
6 Peckerd 71% 178

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The surname Pickard is the most popular version of all its varients

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