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
School 433
Farmer 52
Private Means 48
Farm Labourer 29
General Servant (domestic) 27
Clerk 25
Labourer 25
Dressmaker 24
Coal Miner Hewer 24
At School 19
General Labourer 19
At Home 16
Cotton Weaver 16
Domestic Servant 15
Laundress 15
None 15
Housekeeper 14
Bricklayer 14
Assisting In The Business 13
Shop Assistant 13
Weaver 13
Cabinet Maker 12
House Painter 12
Carter 12
Student 11

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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