The Picton surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 380 people carried this name — #54,296 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (380).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 102 people named Picton.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Savoie.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Picton,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sir Thomas Picton 1758–1815 · captain general -
Sir Thomas Picton 1758–1815 · captain general -
Sir Thomas Picton 1758–1815 · captain general
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William Picton d. 1811 · general
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Thomas Picton 1723–1790
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Frances Picton 1751–1765
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Picton.
- Picolo 124 · U.S. census
- Picon 1,135 · U.S. census
- Picone 2,278 · U.S. census
- Picot 343 · U.S. census
- Picou 1,982 · U.S. census
- Picquet 290 · U.S. census
- Pie 279 · U.S. census
- Piechocki 681 · U.S. census
- Piechota 454 · U.S. census
- Piechowiak 229 · U.S. census
- Piekarski 1,659 · U.S. census
- Piekarz 355 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Picton is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.