The Picot surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 343 people carried this name — #59,017 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is down 7% from 367 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 5,181 people named Picot.
64 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 95 départements, most often Manche.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 149 people named Picot live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
52 people named Picot live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 20 people named Picot live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Picot,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alexandre Picot d. 1906 · playwright
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Ralph Picot 1110–1165 · feudatory
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Alice Picot 1154–1185
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Eustache Picot 1575–1651 · composer
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Claude Picot 1614–1668 · translator
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Jean-Baptiste Picot de Chemeteau 1690–1768 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Picot.
- Pichon 1,339 · U.S. census
- Pick 3,442 · U.S. census
- Pico 1,678 · U.S. census
- Picolo 124 · U.S. census
- Picon 1,135 · U.S. census
- Picone 2,278 · U.S. census
- Picou 1,982 · U.S. census
- Picquet 290 · U.S. census
- Picton 380 · U.S. census
- Pie 279 · U.S. census
- Piechocki 681 · U.S. census
- Piechota 454 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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