Pickerill

Pickerill Meaning & Origin

About Pickerill
The surname Pickerill is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "picor," meaning a woodpecker, and the suffix "-hill," indicating a person who lived on or near a hill. Therefore, the surname Pickerill likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near a hill frequented by woodpeckers. It is also possible that the name could have been a nickname for someone who had characteristics associated with a woodpecker, such as a quick or pecking nature.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Pickerill is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Pickerill: 779
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 30,101
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.26

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pickerill based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PKRL
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P020604
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P IH1 K ER0 IH2 L
🌐 IPA
/ˈpɪkərˌɪl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKRL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P264

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pickerill in Braille

Here's how to represent Pickerill in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Pickerill in braille

How to sign the name Pickerill using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Pickerill using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Pickerill in sign language

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