Pike (surname)


Pike is a surname of English origin.
In the United States, Pike is the 1138th most common surname.
In England and Wales, it is the 513th most common surname. In Newfoundland, Pike is especially common, ranking 22nd among all surnames there. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Wiltshire, followed by Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, Gloucestershire, the Channel Islands and Surrey.
The surname has many variations such as Pyke, Pikes, Pykes, McPike, Picke, Pique along with Speight. A volunteer-led genetic genealogy project has been identifying relationships between several family groups bearing the Pike surname and its variants since 2004.

Derivation

The origins of the name are not entirely clear. Individuals may have adopted the surname based
on physical attributes resembling pike (the fish), an association with pike (the weapon), or a turnpike. It has also been speculated that the name Pike might be derived in some instances from the word "peak", such as when somebody resided at the peak of a hill.

Notable people with the surname

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