Picken Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

People called Picken share their surname's story with Pickens, of which it is a variant. Name scholars give the meaning as “Son of Picon”.

• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Without the “s” of Pickens, Picken is a simpler written form of the same name.
• Other spellings include Pickins.
• The 2010 census count for Picken in the United States was 524, good for rank 41,501.

Heraldry and the Picken name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Pickens surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Picken surname pack.