Last Name SYKES

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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.
Origin English, Jewish, Dutch, Irish, Falkland, Belgian, Zimbabwean, Tanzanian

Rank 1,214 (2000 US census) 839 (1990 US census)
Count 26,425 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 56.45%, or 14917 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 39.91%, or 10546 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.34%, or 90 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.31%, or 82 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.73%, or 457 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.26%, or 333 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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