Picken

English

Etymology

Either a nickname from Old French picon (“woodpecker”), or a patronymic surname from the personal name Picon, apparently from picon (“pointed object”).

Proper noun

Picken (plural Pickens)

1. A surname from Old French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Picken is the 41501^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Picken is most common among White (89.12%) individuals.

Further reading

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪkən/
• Hyphenation: Pi‧cken

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Noun

Picken n (strong, genitive Pickens, no plural)

1. gerund of picken

Declension

Declension of Picken [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Picken
genitive	eines	des	Pickens
dative	einem	dem	Picken
accusative	ein	das	Picken