English: habitational name from Pickering in North Yorkshire named with an Old English group name Piceringas meaning ‘the people of a man named Pīcer’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Pickering family from?
You can see how Pickering families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pickering family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pickering families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 291 Pickering families living in Ontario. This was about 60% of all the recorded Pickering's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Pickering families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Pickering surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Pickering ancestors do for a living?
In 1921, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Pickering. 36% of Pickering men worked as a Farmer and 29% of Pickering women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pickering were Farmers Son and Operator. .
Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Pickering life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Pickering in 1941 was 42, and 74 in 2004.