Pickering Name Meaning: The name is derived from Old English 'picoringas' meaning people living on the ridge of the pointed hill.
Given to those people living in the town so called, in Yorkshire. Recorded as 'Picheringa' in the Domesday Book of 1086 & as 'Pikering' in the Close Rolls of Yorkshire. The surname dates back to the mid 12th century.
Discover how your Pickering ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 28 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 346 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 209 |
| Derbyshire | 147 |
| Devon | 20 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 689 |
| Essex | 17 |
| Gloucestershire | 44 |
| Hampshire | 37 |
| Herefordshire | 16 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 16 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 67 |
| Lancashire | 1,350 |
| Leicestershire | 389 |
| Lincolnshire | 301 |
| London | 577 |
| Middlesex | 30 |
| Northumberland | 211 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 67 |
| Nottinghamshire | 124 |
| Oxfordshire | 29 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 16 |
| Shropshire | 146 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 47 |
| Surrey | 19 |
| Sussex | 18 |
| Staffordshire | 476 |
| Warwickshire | 413 |
| Westmorland | 9 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 45 |
| Yorkshire | 2,010 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 18 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 50 |
| Flintshire | 33 |
| Glamorgan | 24 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,463 |
| Labourer | 149 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 143 |
| Cotton Weaver | 136 |
| Coal Miner | 117 |
| Domestic Servant | 105 |
| General Servant | 77 |
| Dress Maker | 66 |
| House Keeper | 54 |
| Farm Servant | 52 |
| Miner | 32 |
| Farm Labourer | 32 |
| Tailor | 30 |
| Annuitant | 29 |
| Joiner | 28 |
| Farmer | 27 |
| Blacksmith | 26 |
| No Occupation | 25 |
| Servant | 24 |
| Gardener | 24 |
| General Servant Domestic | 23 |
| Butcher | 21 |
| Dressmaker | 19 |
| Engine Fitter | 19 |
| Errand Boy | 19 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Pickering | 5,164 |
| John Pickering | 4,999 |
| William Pickering | 4,660 |
| Elizabeth Pickering | 3,152 |
| Thomas Pickering | 3,033 |
| George Pickering | 2,847 |
| Sarah Pickering | 2,362 |
| Ann Pickering | 1,788 |
| James Pickering | 1,675 |
| Jane Pickering | 1,606 |
| Joseph Pickering | 1,588 |
| Charles Pickering | 1,184 |
| Henry Pickering | 1,151 |
| Robert Pickering | 1,094 |
| Hannah Pickering | 1,072 |
| Annie Pickering | 1,064 |
| Margaret Pickering | 1,011 |
| Alice Pickering | 966 |
| Arthur Pickering | 785 |
| Samuel Pickering | 784 |
| Emma Pickering | 780 |
| Eliza Pickering | 776 |
| Ellen Pickering | 744 |
| Edward Pickering | 723 |
| Richard Pickering | 674 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pickering | 100% | 71,793 |
| 2 | Puckering | 89% | 1,051 |
| 3 | Pickring | 89% | 421 |
| 4 | Pickaring | 89% | 400 |
| 5 | Peckering | 89% | 329 |
| 6 | Packering | 89% | 129 |
| 7 | Pickerring | 90% | 121 |
The surname Pickering is the most popular version of all its varients