The pickard Surname
pickard Name Meaning and History
- English (mainly Yorkshire) and German: variant of Picard.
- English: some early examples, such as Paganus filius Pichardi (Hampshire, 1160), seem to point to derivation from a Germanic personal name, probably composed of the elements bic ‘sharp point’, ‘pointed weapon’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
- Dutch: regional name for someone from Picardy in northern France.
- German: variant of Picker 4.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Mickey Pickard of Greene County, Indiana |
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| Pickards from North Yorkshire |
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| James Tavel Pickard | Kay | 16 |
| Pickards in Upstate New York | Pickard | 38 |
| JONES Ibbie PICKARD 1883-1953 |
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| Leeds, England |
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| O'SHIELDS Hazel PICKARD 1913-2002 |
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