Picks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Early Origins of the Picks family

The surname Picks was first found in Kent where they held a family seat in the 13th century.

The Pixley variant hails from Pixley, Herefordshire 1 where Hugo de Pikesle was recorded in 1242. 2

Early History of the Picks family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Picks research. Another 142 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1106, 1432, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1600, 1666, 1684 and 1709 are included under the topic Early Picks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Picks Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pix, Picks, Pixt, Piex, Piext, Pex, Pext, Pixe and others.

Early Notables of the Picks family

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Picks migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Picks Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

C F Picks, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1836 3

Citations +

Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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)