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Picker
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picker
English
+ (surname)
Alternative forms
en Pickar
Etymology
Various origins:
From en picker, an English occupational surname for someone who used a pick.
Borrowed from en de Picker, an occupational surname for someone who used a pickaxe.
Borrowed from en nl Picker, an occupational surname for a stonemason or for a reaper or mower.
Jewish Ashkenazi nickname for a glutton, from en yi פּיקן to peck.
Pronunciation
en ɪkə(ɹ) 2
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Picker is the 29581st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 797 individuals. Picker is most common among White (95.11%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en ceikpr repick ripeck
en surnames from occupations surnames from German surnames from Dutch surnames from Yiddish