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There are approximately 20,860 people named Pickering in the UK. That makes it the 484th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 330 are named Pickering.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Pickering surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A market town of north Yorkshire, England, with the remains of a castle.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PICKERING. A market town in the N. It. of Yorkshire. The name is widely spread over many counties, and there are about twenty coats assigned to it.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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