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
School 1,766
Farm Labourer 130
General Labourer 118
Private Means 114
None 100
Coal Miner Hewer 100
Labourer 98
General Servant (domestic) 96
Clerk 69
Domestic Servant 68
Dressmaker 64
Farmer 58
Scholar 51
At Home 49
At School 48
House Painter 47
Nil 47
Errand Boy 46
Bricklayer 42
House Keeper 39
General Servant Domestic 38
Carter 36
Assisting In Business 35
Charwoman 33
Laundress 32

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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