Pickford

Pickford
This interesting name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational surname deriving from either of the places called "Pickforde", in Ticehurst, Sussex, or "Pitchford", in Shropshire. The latter is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Piceforde", and in the Shropshire Fees Court records of 1242 as "Picford", and means "the ford where pitch could be found", derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century "pic", pitch, used here of mineral pitch, with "ford", ford. "Pickforde" in Sussex means "the pig ford", derived from the Olde English "picga", pig, and "frod", as before. Locational names were usually given to the lord of the manor and to those former inhabitants who left to live or work in another area. One Robert Picford was one of the early settlers in the New World. He was granted a ticket for Virginia from Barbadoes in September 1679. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John de Picford, which was dated 1273, in the "Shropshire Hundred Rolls", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pickford — is a surname, and may refer to* Jack Pickford, Canadian American actor, brother of Mary Pickford * Joseph Pickford, British architect * Lottie Pickford, Canadian American actress, sister of Mary Pickford * Martin Pickford, Kenyan born… …   Wikipedia

  • Pickford — ist der Name folgender Personen: Jack Pickford (1896–1933), kanadischer Schauspieler Mary Pickford (1892–1979), Schauspielerin der Stumm und frühen Tonfilmzeit Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pickford —   [ pɪkfəd], Mary, eigentlich Gladys M. Smith [smɪθ], amerikanische Filmschauspielerin, * Toronto 9. 4. 1893, ✝ Santa Monica (Calif.) 28. 5. 1979. 1909 von D. W. Griffith für den Film entdeckt, entwickelte sich Pickford mit kindlich naiven Rollen …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Pickford — Pickford, Mary …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Pickford — (Gladys Smith, dite Mary) (1893 1979) actrice américaine, vedette du cinéma muet (Papa Longues Jambes, 1919) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Pickford — Pickford, Mary (1893 1979) a Canadian born actress who became Hollywood s most famous silent film actress and was called America s Sweetheart . She was married to the famous actor Douglas Fairbanks from 1920 to 1936, and formed United Artists… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pickford's — Pickford’s [Pickfords] a well known British company that transports people’s furniture and other possessions in large vans when they move to a new home …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pickford — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pickford est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Grace Evelyn Pickford (1902 1986), biologiste et ichtyologiste américaine ; Jack Pickford… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pickford — noun United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893 1979) • Syn: ↑Mary Pickford, ↑Gladys Smith • Instance Hypernyms: ↑actress …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pickford’s House Museum — Pickford s House Museum in Derby Pickford s House Museum ist ein Stadthaus im Stil der georgianischen Architektur in Derby, das vom Architekten Joseph Pickford 1770 entworfen und für seine Familie gebaut wurde. Das Haus befindet sich im Besitz… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pickford's House Museum — infobox Museum name= Pickford s House Museum established= location= Derby, Derbyshire director= website= [http://www.derbycity.com/derby2/pickford.html Pickford s House information] Pickford s House Museum, No 41 Friar Gate Derby,is an elegant… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”