Picker is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Picker
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

Picker is variant of Packer. One who packed wool.

A variant form of Packer. Historian Halliwell says, a person "employed in barrelling or packing up herrings." In London, the occupation of the "packer-and-presser" is a well-known and lucrative one. Le Packere and Packare are in Hundred Rolls. A less desirable derivation is from the Anglo-Saxon paca, a cheat or deceiver.

An old word for a pilferer, or petty thief.

How popular is Picker?

Picker is common in Germany, United States, Australia, England, Austria, Israel.

Picker is ranked 92888 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Pickers plummeted by 14.21 per cent to 797 since 2000 and slipped by 4521 spots and ranked at 29581. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.11 95.8
Hispanic or Latino 2.76 2.05
Others 0.75 0.65
Black 0.63 0.75
Picker is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Australia lie ahead in terms of density. Around 5142 people have been found who wears Picker as their family name. Picker is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Picker:
5,616 Germany1,885
22,535 United States1,545
Countries with hundreds of Picker:
5,112 Australia684
14,256 England374
6,482 Austria211
5,559 Israel210
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,134 Liberia43
72,211 South Africa41
88,140 Canada30
196,808 France24
21,213 Chile16
280,662 Brazil14
46,196 Switzerland12
108,968 Italy12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
50,495 Mexico7

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Rose Picker was 20 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on November 8, 1848. She lived in Ireland where she worked as spinster and took St. John from Galway. Workman Michael Picker, Mary Picker, aged 29, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Couch maker J.Fr. Picker from Germany aboard the Elbe from Hamburg. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on February 25, 1851. Theresa Picker, aged 16, Theresia Picker, aged 18, Fritz Picker (3), Louise Picker, Georg Picker (29), Jean-Pierre Picker, aged 22, Emil Picker, aged 13, 26 years old Charlotte Picker, and 23 other Picker majority of whom were farmer and others worked as shoemaker and laborer, smith migrated to US from Bremen, Hamburg and Antwerp & Bremen.

Picker Namesakes

  • Arnold Picker, United States film industry executive
  • Tobias Picker, American composer noted for his numerous works for the stage
  • Harvey Picker, American businessman, educator, inventor

Picker Namesakes

  • Arnold Picker, United States film industry executive
  • Tobias Picker, American composer noted for his numerous works for the stage
  • Harvey Picker, American businessman, educator, inventor

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