The Sikes Last Name

People called Sikes share their surname's story with Sykes, of which it is a variant. Taken at its root, Sikes points to “Dweller by a small stream”.

Sikes coat of arms

Arms linked to Sykes and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

Sikes writes “i” in place of the “y” found in Sykes, a common scribal difference. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Sike.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Sikes with 10,280 bearers, at rank 3,475. It sits among the 5,000 most common last names in the country. Research your Sikes family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.