Early Origins of the Pickin family
The surname Pickin 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 Pickin family
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Pickin 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 Pickin family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Pickin family to Ireland
Some of the Pickin family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Pickin family to the New World and Oceana
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..