Surname

Pickerel

“young pike”

Pickerel is a surname.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Pickerel is a form of Pickerill. Pickerill goes back to Middle English pikerell, meaning “young pike.”

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Where it comes from

Pickerel is a form of Pickerill. Pickerill comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pickerel’s family of names

In English usage, Pickerel as a surname has a related form in PICKERILL.

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