Stokes Surname
Approximately 124,786 people bear this surname
Stokes Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stoke.' There are sixty-six parishes in Crockford either simply Stoke or compounded, as in such cases as Stoke Bishop, Stoke Canon, Stoke Ash, Stoke Courcy. It is to be noticed that all the entries of Stoke (with one exception) are prefixed with —de—, those of Stock with de la or atte; 'de Stoke' implies a town or village, 'de la Stock' or 'atte Stock,' some single stump of a tree, Sec, where the nominee dwelt.
Read More About This SurnameStokes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78,569 | 1:4,613 | 513 |
| England | 24,351 | 1:2,288 | 288 |
| Australia | 9,008 | 1:2,997 | 412 |
| Canada | 3,510 | 1:10,497 | 1,575 |
| Wales | 1,769 | 1:1,749 | 169 |
| New Zealand | 1,699 | 1:2,665 | 378 |
| South Africa | 1,654 | 1:32,756 | 4,193 |
| Ireland | 1,602 | 1:2,939 | 544 |
| Scotland | 747 | 1:7,167 | 1,101 |
| Northern Ireland | 317 | 1:5,820 | 1,069 |
| Thailand | 155 | 1:455,731 | 79,917 |
| Spain | 149 | 1:313,772 | 18,634 |
| Germany | 89 | 1:904,556 | 64,175 |
| France | 83 | 1:800,274 | 96,515 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Guernsey | 59 | 1:1,092 | 205 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Guatemala | 48 | 1:335,056 | 4,665 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| Jamaica | 40 | 1:71,749 | 3,500 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Isle of Man | 31 | 1:2,768 | 564 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Jersey | 24 | 1:4,133 | 843 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20 | 1:2,760 | 392 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Japan | 15 | 1:8,522,953 | 44,380 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 14 | 1:7,884 | 1,168 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Guyana | 9 | 1:84,691 | 6,279 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 1:22,532 | 985 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Malawi | 2 | 1:8,559,554 | 34,093 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sudan | 2 | 1:18,755,098 | 14,167 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 938 | 1:4,723 | 804 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12,028 | 1:2,027 | 285 |
| Wales | 481 | 1:3,261 | 221 |
| Scotland | 109 | 1:34,341 | 2,786 |
| Jersey | 21 | 1:2,471 | 410 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,761 | 1:3,935 | 480 |
Stokes (489) may also be a first name.
Stokes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stoke.' There are sixty-six parishes in Crockford either simply Stoke or compounded, as in such cases as Stoke Bishop, Stoke Canon, Stoke Ash, Stoke Courcy. It is to be noticed that all the entries of Stoke (with one exception) are prefixed with —de—, those of Stock with de la or atte; 'de Stoke' implies a town or village, 'de la Stock' or 'atte Stock,' some single stump of a tree, Sec, where the nominee dwelt. Etymologically, Stoke is a much older form than Stock. Monosyllabic local surnames commonly add the genitive s, as in Williams, Jones, &c.; compare Holmes, Brooks, Styles. Hence Stoke is now almost unknown.
Baldewin de Stoke, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Mariota de Stoke, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Robert de Stokes, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Seman de Stokes, Northamptonshire, ibid.
Adam del Stoke, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Walter de Stoke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
(English) 1 pl. and genit., of Stoke, q.v.
2 conf. with Stocks, q.v.
Petrus de Stokes (Kent).—Charter-Rolls, A.D. 1203-4.
Robert de Stokes (Oxon).—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.
Galf de Stokes.—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1317-18.
William Stokes.—MSS. D. and C. Wells, A.D. 1490.
John Stokys, alias Stokes.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1550-1.
An Anglo-Irish name of some note. IF 301; MIF 268*
“Stump” in Old English. Also from place name in England.
(English) One who came from Stoke or Stokes (monastery, cell, place or outlying farm), a very common place name in England.
A pluralization of Stoke.
Local. A parish in Buckinghamshire; also, towns in Suffolk and Gloucestershire, England, The name signifies a place, a settlement. Stuge, Danish, a ravine.
Petrus and John de Stokes, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Peter de S. is mentioned in Northants, Wilts, Bedford, and Bucks. Other families bore this local name.
A location name in Devon.
Stokes is a name which has been for many centuries connected with this county (N.). It is remarkable that in all the counties mentioned in the alphabetical list as containing this name there are parishes, townships, or hamlets called Stoke.
Stokes is an ancient name in this county. An old family of position bore the name as far back as the 13th century, when there was a Peter de Stokes of Dallington. Thomas Stokes, "armiger," and some, if not all, of the members of his family, which included four sons and twelve daughters, were buried in the church of Ashby Ledgers during the 15th century. Adrian Stokes by right of his wife owned the living of Tifiield in 1575 (B.). The name is also established in Leicestershire, Notts, Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire, and there are also a few of the name in Essex, but it is for the most part now confined to the midlands. In the 13th century it occurred in the form of De Stokes in Oxfordshire, Bucks, Hunts, Suffolk, Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire (H. R.).
Stokes Demographics
Stokes Religious Adherence
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Stokes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stokes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Stokes (Arabic: ستوكس, Marathi: टोस, Russian: Стокес) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Stokes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stokes? popularity and diffusion
Stokes is the 4,503rd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 58,400 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Stokes reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 384,341st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 489 people.
The last name Stokes is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 78,569 people, or 1 in 4,613. In The United States Stokes is mostly found in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 115 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Stokes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Stokes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stokes surname rose 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 368 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 171 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 685 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stokes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Stokes last name is chiefly Catholic (76%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Stokes surname are 11.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.49% being registered with the party.
The amount Stokes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.78% more than the national average, earning 397,241 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.49% more than the national average, earning R 355,236 per year; in United States they earn 7.25% less than the national average, earning $40,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,467 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockes | 92 | 126 | / |
| Stoikes | 92 | 117 | / |
| Stookes | 92 | 51 | / |
| Stokesd | 92 | 3 | / |
| Stokess | 92 | 2 | / |
| Stokkes | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sstokes | 92 | 2 | / |
| Stokesh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Stokese | 92 | 1 | / |
| Stoykes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Stodkes | 92 | 0 | / |
| Stokkies | 86 | 1 | / |
| Stokkees | 86 | 1 | / |
| Stockets | 86 | 0 | / |
| Stukes | 83 | 2,040 | / |
| Stakes | 83 | 937 | / |
| Stoces | 83 | 128 | / |
| Stokis | 83 | 58 | / |
| Stekes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Stokez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Stokesová | 80 | 3 | / |
| Stockis | 77 | 71 | / |
| Stuckes | 77 | 54 | / |
| Stoukis | 77 | 43 | / |
| Stoches | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shtokys | 77 | 2 | / |
| Stokish | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shtakes | 77 | 2 | / |
| Stokuis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Steckes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Stukies | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sthukes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Stoskis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Stoyces | 77 | 1 | / |
| Stackes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Stuckeys | 71 | 5 | / |
| Stokaisz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stakhets | 71 | 1 | / |
| Staeckes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stakis | 67 | 38 | / |
| Stokyz | 67 | 32 | / |
| Stukis | 67 | 22 | / |
| Stakys | 67 | 18 | / |
| Stoichess | 67 | 12 | / |
| Stekis | 67 | 6 | / |
| Stokiz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Staces | 67 | 2 | / |
| Steķis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stocis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stoychess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stukys | 67 | 1 | / |
Stokes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stokes in the Marathi language | ||
| टोस | tosa | - |
| Stokes in the Russian language | ||
| Стокес | stokes | - |
| Stokes in the Arabic language | ||
| ستوكس | stwks | - |
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