Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PICKERING
There are approximately 20,860 people named Pickering in the UK. That makes it the 484th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 330 are named Pickering.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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The Pickering surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A market town of north Yorkshire, England, with the remains of a castle.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PICKERING. A market town in the N. It. of Yorkshire. The name is widely spread over many counties, and there are about twenty coats assigned to it.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.