About the Pyke Surname

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Pyke is usually a form of Pike. At root, the name means “Pointed hill, or the fish”.

Heraldry and the Pyke name

Looking for a Pyke coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

A variant of Pike

Pyke writes “y” in place of the “i” found in Pike, a common scribal difference. The same family of names includes Peake and Píka.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Pyke surname had 1,050 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames. Get the complete Pyke report, with a museum-style coat of arms.