Explore the Family Name Spokes
The meaning of Spokes
English: nickname of uncertain origin. It appears to be from an unrecorded Middle English word, spok(e), a cognate of Low German spôk ‘spook; spectre, apparition, ghost’. Compare Pook. The final -s is excrescent and post-medieval.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Spokes in the United States?
According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Spokes' slightly decreased in rank from 129,619 in 2000 to 130,610 in 2010, representing a change of -0.76%. However, the count of individuals with this surname rose by 7.44%, from 121 to 130 over the same period. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 residents remained steady at 0.04.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #129,619 | #130,610 | -0.76% |
| Count | 121 | 130 | 7.44% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spokes
The ethnicity distribution of the Spokes surname showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010 based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, individuals with the Spokes surname identified as 86.78% White, 5.79% Black, and 5.79% Two or more races. By 2010, those identifying as White increased marginally to 87.69%, and those identifying as Black also saw an increase to 9.23%. There was no representation from Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities in either year. Notably, there was a significant decrease in those identifying as Two or more races, dropping to 0%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 86.78% | 87.69% | 1.05% |
| Black | 5.79% | 9.23% | 59.41% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 5.79% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |