Explore the Family Name Stoke

The meaning of Stoke

English: 1. habitational name from any of numerous places in England named with Middle English stoke (Old English stoc). The exact sense of the word is not clear, but it seems to have originally meant ‘place’ and was chiefly used for settlements dependent on a nearby estate center. Compare Stoker. 2. variant of Stock.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Stoke" has seen a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Stoke was ranked 33,876 in popularity but jumped to 25,620 by 2010 – an increase of over 24%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose by nearly 52% during this period, from 634 in 2000 to 963 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Stoke per 100,000 increased by 37.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,876	#25,620	24.37%
Count	634	963	51.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.33	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stoke

When it comes to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts among those with the Stoke surname. In 2000, no one with the Stoke surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, by 2010, both these ethnic identities were represented, albeit still in small proportions. The number of individuals identifying as White saw an increase from 81.86% to 87.95%. There was also a noticeable growth in the Hispanic community, with a change of 46.48%. Conversely, the percentage of people identifying as Black decreased significantly from 13.41% to 5.61%. Those identifying with two or more races saw a slight increase from 1.89% to 1.97%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.86%	87.95%	7.44%
Black	13.41%	5.61%	-58.17%
Hispanic	1.42%	2.08%	46.48%
Two or More Races	1.89%	1.97%	4.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.25%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.14%	0%