Pickney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Pickney family

The surname Pickney was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1332 when William Pukenegh held lands.

Early History of the Pickney family

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Pickney Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Puckney, Pockney, Pokney, Pocknee, Pucknee and many more.

Early Notables of the Pickney family

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Pickney Ranking

In the United States, the name Pickney is the 17,196^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Pickney migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pickney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Pickney, who arrived in Texas in 1835 2

Pickney migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pickney Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

George Pickney, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Constant" in 1849 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Pickney (post 1700) +

Roone Pickney Arledge Jr. (1931-2002), American sports pioneer, winner of multiple Emmy Awards, 1990 inductee into the Television Academy Hall of Fame

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The CONSTANT 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Constant.htm