Pickon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
England

Early Origins of the Pickon family

The surname Pickon was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where the family was found since the early Middle Ages. The name is generally understood to be an occupational name for someone who used a pick or made picks for use in the many agricultural areas of this county and adjacent ones. The name was originally derived from the Middle English work "pik." However, the name could also have been derived from the Norman French personal name "Picon." Further south in England, the name could also have been a local name, derived from locals like Langdale Pikes.

Early History of the Pickon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pickon research. Another 143 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1590, 1621, 1624, 1769, 1816 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Pickon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pickon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pick, Picke, Pickin, Picken, Pickins, Pickens, Pickon, Pickons, Pike and many more.

Early Notables of the Pickon family

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Migration of the Pickon family to Ireland

Some of the Pickon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Pickon family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: J. Picken who arrived in San Francisco in 1851; John Picken who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1848; and William Picken who arrived with his family in North Carolina in 1774..