Origins of the Pickard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 145North West 41Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 1560East Midlands 201West Midlands 236East 94London 512South East 299South West 273South Wales 10Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pickards lived in yorkshire

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    4,800 Pickard Travel & migration records
    41,000 Pickards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pickard

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    What are the most common Pickard first names?

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    Common jobs for Pickards

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Pickards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    163

    Living On Own Means

    87

    Laundress

    79

    Domestic Servant

    75

    Dress Maker

    71

    Commmon male occupations for Pickards in 1921

    Coal Miner

    236

    Farmer

    195

    Blacksmith

    121

    Agricultural Labourer

    106

    General Labourer

    98

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