Sykes Name Meaning: Name given to a person who lived by a stream or marsh. From Middle English 'syke' meaning marshy stream or damp gully.
Also believed to derive from Sikes-Dyke in Carlisle, Cumberland, possibly before the Norman Conquest.
Discover how your Sykes ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 34 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 177 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 146 |
| Devon | 13 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 44 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 18 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 29 |
| Lancashire | 1,161 |
| Leicestershire | 126 |
| Lincolnshire | 151 |
| London | 290 |
| Middlesex | 9 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 10 |
| Northamptonshire | 148 |
| Nottinghamshire | 67 |
| Oxfordshire | 38 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 18 |
| Shropshire | 10 |
| Suffolk | 26 |
| Somerset | 12 |
| Surrey | 23 |
| Sussex | 9 |
| Staffordshire | 25 |
| Warwickshire | 22 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 7,274 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 8 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,580 |
| Cotton Weaver | 154 |
| Woollen Weaver | 150 |
| Coal Miner | 121 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 101 |
| Dress Maker | 94 |
| House Keeper | 83 |
| House Servant | 68 |
| Labourer | 52 |
| Servant | 49 |
| Cotton Winder | 47 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 41 |
| Cotton Piecer | 39 |
| Stone Mason | 39 |
| Fancy Weaver | 38 |
| Carter | 36 |
| Hand Loom Wool Weaver | 36 |
| General Servant | 34 |
| Woolen Weaver | 33 |
| Joiner | 32 |
| House Maid | 32 |
| Tailor | 29 |
| Domestic Servant | 28 |
| Grocer | 28 |
| Shoe Maker | 27 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Sykes | 6,955 |
| John Sykes | 5,936 |
| William Sykes | 4,751 |
| Sarah Sykes | 4,411 |
| Elizabeth Sykes | 3,468 |
| James Sykes | 3,085 |
| George Sykes | 2,933 |
| Joseph Sykes | 2,787 |
| Thomas Sykes | 2,399 |
| Hannah Sykes | 2,290 |
| Ann Sykes | 2,280 |
| Annie Sykes | 1,621 |
| Jane Sykes | 1,589 |
| Emma Sykes | 1,561 |
| Martha Sykes | 1,460 |
| Henry Sykes | 1,241 |
| Alice Sykes | 1,221 |
| Eliza Sykes | 1,201 |
| Charles Sykes | 1,098 |
| Ellen Sykes | 1,084 |
| Samuel Sykes | 1,019 |
| Arthur Sykes | 1,018 |
| Benjamin Sykes | 970 |
| Emily Sykes | 891 |
| Edward Sykes | 867 |