Pickerill

English

Alternative forms

• Pickerel, Pickrel, Pickrell

Etymology

From Middle English pikerell (“young pike”), a nickname for a sharp and aggressive person.

Proper noun

Pickerill (plural Pickerills)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pickerill is the 30101^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 779 individuals. Pickerill is most common among White (97.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pickerill”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.