Picker

== English == === Alternative forms === Pickar === Etymology === Various origins: From picker, an English occupational surname for someone who used a pick. Borrowed from German Picker, an occupational surname for someone who used a pickaxe. Borrowed from Dutch Picker, an occupational surname for a stonemason or for a reaper or mower. Jewish Ashkenazi nickname for a glutton, from Yiddish פּיקן (pikn, “to peck”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) === Proper noun === Picker (plural Pickers) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Picker is the 29581st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 797 individuals. Picker is most common among White (95.11%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Picker”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === repick, ripeck