How common is the surname Sikes?

10,280 people in the United States had the surname Sikes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,034 Americans. It ranked 3,475th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sikes?

Cynthia Sikes, American actress.

Where is the surname Sikes most common?

Wikidata records people named Sikes in the United States.

Is the surname Sikes getting more or less common?

More common. 10,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,280 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Sikes

A surname, carried by 10,280 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sikes is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,280 people named Sikes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,034 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,068.

#3,475

rank among US surnames

10,280

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,257)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,466	Maya	10,313	29,938
#3,467	Ferry	10,312	29,940
#3,468	Marvin	10,310	29,946
#3,469	Quinlan	10,302	29,969
#3,470	Minter	10,301	29,972
#3,471	Cosby	10,300	29,975
#3,472	Barksdale	10,294	29,993

Who is named Sikes

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Sikes identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sikess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cynthia Sikes
American actress, born 1954

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sikes

Sykes

Sikes has the Soundex code S220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S220.

Questions

How common is the surname Sikes?: 10,280 people in the United States had the surname Sikes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,034 Americans. It ranked 3,475th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sikes?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Sikes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sikes?: Cynthia Sikes, American actress.
Where is the surname Sikes most common?: Wikidata records people named Sikes in the United States.
Is the surname Sikes getting more or less common?: More common. 10,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,280 in 2010, up 2.1%.