Sykes
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See also: sykes
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English sike (“marshy stream, gutter, ditch”).
Proper noun[edit]
Sykes (countable and uncountable, plural Sykeses)
- A hamlet in Bowland Forest High parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6351).
- A habitational surname from Middle English.
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sykes is the 1276th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27546 individuals. Sykes is most common among White (54.03%) and Black/African American (40.82%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sykes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.