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 1,936
Agricultural Labourer 205
Coal Miner 162
General Labourer 143
Domestic Servant 92
Dress Maker 90
Living On Own Means 87
Labourer 74
General Servant 66
Living On Her Own Means 61
Farm Labourer 60
General Servant Domestic 60
Laundress 58
Farmer 55
Clerk 53
Carpenter 41
Farm Servant 35
House Keeper 32
Blacksmith 31
Carter 31
Gardener 31
Tailor 29
Butcher 29
General Domestic Servant 28
Tailoress 27

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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