Pickney

Pickney Meaning & Origin

About Pickney
The surname Pickney is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name Picca, meaning "sharp point" or "pike," combined with the suffix "-ey," indicating a place or settlement. Therefore, the surname Pickney likely originated as a locational name for someone who lived near a place named after Picca or as a patronymic name for the descendants of someone named Picca.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Pickney: 1,208
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 21,599
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.41

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

Ranking information for the surname Pickney is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PKN
🗽 NYSIIS
PANA
🔊 Soundex
P0250
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P IH1 K N IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈpɪkni/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pickney in Braille

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

The name Pickney in braille

How to sign the name Pickney using Sign Language

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

The name Pickney in sign language

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