Picken
English
editEtymology
editEither a nickname from Old French picon (“woodpecker”), or a patronymic surname from the personal name Picon, apparently from picon (“pointed object”).
Proper noun
editPicken (plural Pickens)
- A surname from Old French.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Picken is the 41501st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Picken is most common among White (89.12%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Picken”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
editPronunciation
editNoun
editPicken n (strong, genitive Pickens, no plural)
Declension
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Old French
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old French
- English surnames from nicknames
- English surnames from patronymics
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German uncountable nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German gerunds