Origins of the Picken surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 76North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 79East Midlands 12West Midlands 289East 31London 83South East 32South West 15South Wales 14Mid WalesWest Wales 4North Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pickens lived in west-midlands

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    1,700 Picken Travel & migration records
    11,000 Pickens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Picken

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    What are the most common Picken first names?

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    Common jobs for Pickens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pickens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    53

    Housekeeper

    31

    Domestic Servant

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Living On Own Means

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Pickens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    77

    Farmer

    41

    Shoemaker

    38

    General Labourer

    33

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

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