Explore the Family Name Pyke

The meaning of Pyke

English and Irish: variant of Pike. This name has been established in Ireland since the late 14th century.

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How common is the last name Pyke in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pyke's popularity slightly declined in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 22,999th most common surname but slipped to the 24,012th position in 2010, a decrease of 4.4%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual number of individuals with the surname Pyke increased slightly from 1,038 in 2000 to 1,050 in 2010. This indicates that while the total population may have grown, the proportion of people with the surname Pyke decreased slightly from 0.38 per 100k to 0.36 per 100k, a reduction of 5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,999	#24,012	-4.4%
Count	1,038	1,050	1.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pyke

On the ethnicity front, the distribution among Pyke families also shifted during the same period according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of Pykes identifying as Hispanic saw the highest change, increasing by 109.15% from 1.64% in 2000 to 3.43% in 2010. The number of Pykes identifying as Black also rose by 23.04% over the decade. However, there was a significant decrease in the proportion of Pykes identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which dropped by 29.87%. There were slight increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races, by 41.79% and 17.53% respectively. The majority of Pykes identified as White, although this proportion dropped slightly from 89.88% in 2000 to 87.33% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.88%	87.33%	-2.84%
Black	3.95%	4.86%	23.04%
Hispanic	1.64%	3.43%	109.15%
Two or More Races	1.54%	1.81%	17.53%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.31%	1.62%	-29.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.67%	0.95%	41.79%