# Dike (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dike/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a dike.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,837 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,845 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 168,071 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (1,649 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /daɪk/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English (see the noun dike). Compare Dyke.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dike in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 62% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dike in the United States.

## People named Dike

- Daryl Dike, American soccer player

## Similar surnames

Duke, Dickey, Dick, Diego, Dyke, Dake, Dickie, Dicks, Diez, Dice, Diaz, Doss.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.