Stokes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Stokes Name Meaning: This is a variant of 'Stoke',stoke being a habitational name from a number of places within England named 'Stoke'.

Seems to have originally meant 'place',used more for an 'outlying Hamlet' or 'settlement'. Anglo-Saxon origin.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stokes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stokes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,570
Agricultural Labourer 261
Labourer 260
Domestic Servant 104
General Servant 93
Dress Maker 67
Laundress 56
Ag Labourer 54
Carpenter 53
Annuitant 47
Servant 47
Shoe Maker 40
No Occupation 36
Coal Miner 35
House Keeper 34
Farm Labourer 33
Wife Of Above 33
Tailor 32
Blacksmith 31
Nurse 28
Gardener 28
Charwoman 26
Cook 25
Governess 23
Milliner 23

Stokes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stokes 100% 86,961
2 Stoakes 86% 1,842
3 Stakes 83% 819
4 Stoks 83% 254
5 Stooks 67% 253
6 Stoaks 67% 129
7 Stookes 86% 121

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The surname Stokes is the most popular version of all its varients

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