As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PICKMAN. 1. A pike-man; foot soldier. Tlie arms contain pole-axes. 2. A man who draws up coals from a mine in ' picks ' or baskets. Cheshire.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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