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 | 24 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 31 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 243 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 156 |
| Devon | 24 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 105 |
| Essex | 66 |
| Gloucestershire | 42 |
| Hampshire | 48 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 28 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 67 |
| Lancashire | 1,633 |
| Leicestershire | 170 |
| Lincolnshire | 234 |
| London | 564 |
| Middlesex | 82 |
| Northumberland | 32 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 140 |
| Nottinghamshire | 111 |
| Oxfordshire | 64 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 28 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 20 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 49 |
| Sussex | 25 |
| Staffordshire | 41 |
| Warwickshire | 49 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 22 |
| Worcestershire | 20 |
| Yorkshire | 9,271 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,103 |
| Woollen Weaver | 227 |
| Coal Miner | 189 |
| General Labourer | 125 |
| Farmer | 122 |
| Dress Maker | 112 |
| Living On Own Means | 98 |
| Cotton Weaver | 85 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 81 |
| Cotton Piecer | 75 |
| Cotton Spinner | 62 |
| Domestic Servant | 61 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 56 |
| Labourer | 46 |
| Worsted Spinner | 46 |
| House Keeper | 44 |
| Worsted Weaver | 41 |
| Clerk | 40 |
| Farm Labourer | 38 |
| Blacksmith | 38 |
| Woollen Spinner | 38 |
| Cotton Winder | 37 |
| Grocer | 36 |
| Cloth Weaver | 36 |
| Joiner | 35 |
| 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 |