Explore the Family Name Pickel
The meaning of Pickel
1. South German: metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used pickaxes or a nickname for a gambler; a variant of Bickel. 2. Dutch: from Middle Dutch pickel ‘leg’, hence a nickname for someone with long or otherwise remarkable legs, or a metonymic occupational name for a carpenter. 3. Americanized or Germanized form of Slovenian Pikelj, Pikel, or Pikl: from pikelj, a word of South German origin (see above and Bickel), denoting a kind of pick used by miners. 4. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Pikeli in Lithuania.
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How common is the last name Pickel in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Pickel has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 11,012, but by 2010 it had slipped to 11,722 in popularity, marking a 6.45% drop. However, the total count of individuals carrying this surname increased slightly during the same period, from 2,649 people in 2000 to 2,673 in 2010. This represents a small growth of 0.91%. The proportion of people named Pickel per 100,000 also dropped by 7.14%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #11,012 | #11,722 | -6.45% |
| Count | 2,649 | 2,673 | 0.91% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.98 | 0.91 | -7.14% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pickel
The ethnicity associated with the surname Pickel also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. Notably, the Hispanic population with this surname almost doubled, increasing from 1.06% to 2.10%. Additionally, individuals identifying as two or more ethnicities rose significantly by 75.51%, from 0.49% to 0.86%. On the other hand, the percentage of those identified as Black decreased by 25.22%, while Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Natives also witnessed a decrease of 17.39% and 15.38% respectively. The White population with this surname saw a marginal decline of 0.78%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.66% | 94.91% | -0.78% |
| Hispanic | 1.06% | 2.1% | 98.11% |
| Black | 2.3% | 1.72% | -25.22% |
| Two or More Races | 0.49% | 0.86% | 75.51% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.26% | 0.22% | -15.38% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.23% | 0.19% | -17.39% |