Pickle Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

There is no single Pickle family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

The meaning behind Pickle

Pickle is an established spelling of the English surname Pickles. The family name meaning is “small field”, the same as for Pickles.

Pickle drops the “s” of Pickles, a simplification that clerks often made. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Pickl. Pickle ranked 9,493 in the 2010 US Census, with 3,425 people answering to the name.

Research your Pickle family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.