Show ContentsPico History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Pico is derived from the central southern Italian word "pica" meaning a "magpie;" as such, it was likely originally a nickname for a gossipy or wordy person.

Early Origins of the Pico family

The surname Pico was first found in Treviso anciently Tarvisium, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Treviso. The cathedral of San Pietro is notable and dates back to 1141. It is classical style with seven domes with works by many notable painters and sculptors. The Piazza dei Signori has many palaces. In the 6th century this town was a seat of a Lombard duke. Charlemagne held it. Later it was Venetian. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. The name is taken from Picardy, a region in Northern France; it would have been given to a man who came to Italy from Picardy, which explains the higher concentration of the name in the north; France is north-west of Italy; so Tuscany would be one of the first places in Italy that someone coming from France would pass through, especially if they were coming by sea to avoid crossing the mountains.

Early History of the Pico family

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Pico Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pica, Picarella, Picariello, Picarelli, Picini, Picarini, Picasso, Picapra, Picalei, Picardi and many more.

Early Notables of the Pico family

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United States Pico migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pico Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Maria Teresa Pico, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1813 [1]
  • R Pico, aged 22, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1853 [1]
  • Francisco Pico, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1880 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Pico (post 1700) +

  • Tom Pico Jr., American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 1996 [2]
  • C. H. Pico, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1916 [2]
  • Antonio M. Pico, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for California, 1860 [2]
  • Andres Pico, American Democratic Party politician, Member of California State Assembly, 1851-53, 1858-60; Presidential Elector for California, 1852 [2]


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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