Picton

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English

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Etymology

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From either the Old English personal name Pīca or pīc (point, peak, pinnacle) + tūn (enclosure; settlement, town).

Proper noun

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Picton (countable and uncountable, plural Pictons)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4107).
    2. A hamlet in Mickle Trafford parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4371).
    3. A former civil parish of Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, now part of Mickle Trafford parish.
    4. A ward of Liverpool, Merseyside, Lancashire, England.
    5. A small town in Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia, named after Thomas Picton.
    6. A suburb of the City of Bunbury, Western Australia.
    7. A town and ferry port in Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand.
    8. An unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Picton is the 54296th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 380 individuals. Picton is most common among White (88.95%) individuals.

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