Find out how popular the last name Pickler is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Pickler.

Pickler, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Pickler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pickler in America

Pickler is the 41038th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pickler surname appeared 531 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Pickler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pickler to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Pickler

The surname Pickler has its origins in Scotland, dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the old Scots word "pickler," which referred to a person who pickled or preserved food, particularly fish or meat. This occupation was common in coastal regions of Scotland, where fishing was a major source of sustenance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Pickler can be found in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland from the late 13th century, where a person named William Pickler is mentioned as a resident of Inverness-shire. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the Scottish Highlands by that time.

In the 16th century, the Pickler surname appeared in various historical documents across Scotland, including the Registers of the Privy Council and the Commissariot Records of Edinburgh. Notable individuals from this period include James Pickler (c. 1520 - 1587), a merchant from Aberdeen, and Robert Pickler (c. 1560 - 1632), a landowner in Stirlingshire.

By the 17th century, the Pickler surname had spread to other parts of the British Isles, including England and Ireland. In 1642, a man named William Pickler was recorded as a member of the Merchant Taylors' Company in London, indicating that the name had gained a foothold in the English capital.

One of the most notable figures in the history of the Pickler surname was Sir John Pickler (1678 - 1751), a Scottish judge and landowner who served as Lord Advocate of Scotland from 1737 to 1742. He was knighted for his service to the Crown and is remembered for his contributions to the legal system in Scotland.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Pickler surname continued to be found throughout the United Kingdom, with various branches of the family establishing themselves in different regions. One notable individual from this period was William Pickler (1805 - 1878), a Scottish-born author and educator who immigrated to the United States and became a prominent figure in the field of education in Ohio.

Other notable individuals with the surname Pickler include Mary Pickler (1858 - 1932), an American philanthropist and suffragist from Missouri, and Charles Pickler (1872 - 1957), a South Dakota politician who served as the state's governor from 1909 to 1913.

While the Pickler surname has its roots in Scotland and the British Isles, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including North America, Australia, and New Zealand, carried by generations of immigrants and their descendants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pickler

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pickler.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Pickler was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Pickler has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Pickler was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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