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

Picott, 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 Picott surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Picott in America

Picott is the 76533rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Picott surname appeared 251 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 Picott.

We can also compare 2010 data for Picott 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 Picott

The surname Picott is of English origin, derived from the Norman French personal name Picot, which itself is a diminutive form of the Germanic name Pic or Pick. The name is thought to have been brought to England by Norman settlers after the Conquest of 1066.

The earliest recorded instances of the Picott surname can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears in various spellings such as Picot, Picoth, and Pycot. These entries suggest that the name was already well-established in parts of England by the late 11th century.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Picott name was Picot de Cambridge, a Norman knight who fought alongside William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He was later granted lands in Cambridgeshire, where the name took root.

Another notable early bearer of the Picott surname was William Picott, who served as Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in the late 12th century during the reign of King Richard I. Records from this time show the name spelled as Picot and Pycot.

In the 13th century, the Picott family had established themselves in the county of Gloucestershire, where they held lands and manors. Sir John Picott (c. 1220-1292) was a prominent member of this branch of the family, serving as a knight and landowner in the region.

The name Picott can also be traced back to various place names in England, such as Pycot's Green in Oxfordshire and Pycot's Farm in Wiltshire. These place names likely derived from early bearers of the Picott surname who settled in these areas.

Other notable individuals with the Picott surname throughout history include Sir Richard Picott (c. 1475-1539), a courtier and member of the Privy Council under King Henry VIII; Thomas Picott (c. 1610-1677), an English clergyman and author; and Sir John Picott (1692-1762), a British Army officer who served in the War of the Austrian Succession.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Picott

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

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 Picott 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 Picott 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 Picott was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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