Last Name SIKES

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Meaning Local: At the syke, from residence beside a sike, i.e. a stream. One of the greatest of Yorkshire surnames. 'Sike.' a gutter, a stream. Sometimes it may mean residence beside two streams.
Local: A small spring well.
Origin English, Irish, Hungarian

Rank 3,257 (2000 US census) 2,627 (1990 US census)
Count 10,068 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.77%, or 9340 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.48%, or 350 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.31%, or 31 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.56%, or 56 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.31%, or 132 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.58%, or 159 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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