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Pickard History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Pickard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

The name Pickard has a long French heritage that first began in northwestern region of Brittany. The name is derived from when the family lived in Brittany.

Early Origins of the Pickard family

The surname Pickard was first found in Picardy (Picardie in French) where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Vieilleville, an honor held by the family for several centuries.

"The Société des Antiquaires de Picardy, it appears, considers that Picard denoted a pike-man; and it is surmised that Picardie was famous tor this class of soldier." 1

Early History of the Pickard family

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Pickard Spelling Variations

French surnames were subject to numerous spelling alterations depending on the region and time it was used. The early development of the French language relied heavily on borrowing elements and grammar from other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Pickard is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Picard, Piccard, Picaud, Piccaud, Picart, Piccart, Picarte, Piccarte, Picardet, Pichard, Pichat, Pichault, Picaut, Piccaut, Piccault and many more.

Early Notables of the Pickard family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was Jean Picard, a French bookbinder and bookseller, active in the 1540s; and Bernard Picart (1673-1733), a French engraver, known for his book-illustrations, including the Bible and Ovid. Jean-Félix Picard (1620-1682) was a French astronomer...
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Pickard Ranking

In the United States, the name Pickard is the 3,037^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 2

Pickard migration to the United States +

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Pickard has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Pickard were

Pickard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Pickard, who landed in Rowley, Massachusetts in 1646 3

Pickard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Fras. Pickard, who settled in Antigua in 1774

Pickard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Frederick Pickard, who arrived in New York in 1834 3
M D Pickard, who arrived in Mississippi in 1858 3
Ferdinand Pickard, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1860 3

Pickard migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pickard Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Benjamin Pickard U.E. (b. 1756) who settled in Home District [York County], Ontario c. 1786 he served in Butler's Rangers as a Drummer, he had 12 children, he died in 1857 4
Mr. James Pickard U.E. who settled in Home District [York County], Ontario c. 1786 he served in Butler's Rangers 4
Mr. William Pickard U.E. who settled in Home District [York County], Ontario c. 1786 he served in Butler's Rangers 4

Pickard migration to Australia +

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

Pickard Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Daniel Pickard, English convict who was convicted in Leeds, Yorkshire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 8th December 1839, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
Mr. Frederick Pickard, English convict who was convicted in Leeds, Yorkshire, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "Belgravia" on 4th April 1866, arriving in Western Australia 6
Jeremiah Pickard, aged 21, British settler who arrived in Adelaide, South Australia aboard the "Hesperus" in 1883
Margaret Pickard, aged 19, British settler who arrived in Adelaide, South Australia aboard the "Hesperus" in 1883

Pickard migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Pickard Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Ann Mary Pickard, (b. 1840), aged 23, British domestic servant travelling from London aboard the ship "David G. Fleming" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 9th December 1863 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Pickard (post 1700) +

John M. Pickard (1913-1993), American actor, best known for his work in television Westerns
Oliver O. Pickard, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1940; Prohibition Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1942
Mary Ann Pickard, American politician, Member of Virgin Islands legislature, 1993-94
Lynn Pickard, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Livingston County, 1954
L. A. Pickard, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Kennett, Missouri, 1951, 1953-54
George C. Pickard (1855-1924), American Democratic Party politician, Member of North Carolina State House of Representatives from Orange County, 1913-14
Fred V. Pickard, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Calais, Maine, 1920
Edward L. Pickard, American politician, Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, 1901
David Pickard, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Alexandria, Indiana, 1837-44
Aldine McCrary Pickard (1910-1999), American politician, Member of Georgia State House of Representatives, 1948-72
... (Another 16 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Pickard family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Pickard, British Petty Officer, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking and continued on to another ship 8

HMS Royal Oak

Sydney Eric Pickard (1911-1939), British Steward with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 9

RMS Lusitania

Mr. Frederick J. Pickard, English 3rd Class passenger residing in New York, New York, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 10

RMS Titanic

Mr. Berk Pickard, (Trembisky), aged 32, Polish Third Class passenger from Warsaw who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived in the sinking in life boat 9 11

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
"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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barossa
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 30th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/belgravia
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html