Pike Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Pike Name Meaning: Topographic for someone who lived by a 'hill' with a 'sharp point'.Also occupational for a 'pike fisherman',or a 'user of a pointed tool'for breaking up the earth.Also commonly used as a nickname for a 'tall','thin' person. From old French pic 'woodpecker'.

Of medieval english origin.The first recorded spelling is from 1066,in the 'Domesday book','Devon'.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pike Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pike family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,391
Agricultural Labourer 179
General Labourer 111
Living On Own Means 73
Domestic Servant 72
Farmer 72
Dress Maker 71
Labourer 63
General Servant Domestic 56
Laundress 55
Farm Labourer 54
Living On Her Own Means 49
General Servant 48
Gardener 46
Carpenter 41
Coal Miner 38
Clerk 26
Farm Servant 26
Charwoman 25
Tailor 25
Butcher 24
General Domestic Servant 22
Cook Domestic Servant 21
House Keeper 20
Dressmaker 20

Pike Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pike 100% 61,943
2 Peake 60% 19,857
3 Peek 25% 10,149
4 Peak 25% 10,010
5 Pyke 75% 7,716
6 Pook 25% 6,183
7 Peeke 60% 1,392
8 Pake 75% 1,248
9 Poke 75% 1,159
10 Pooke 60% 319
11 Puke 75% 138
12 Peke 75% 124
13 Piko 75% 122

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