Where Does the Stoakes Surname Come From?

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Meaning of the name

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Stokes could easily become Stoakes. The name is habitational, pointing to “From Stoke, "outlying settlement"”.

Stoakes is listed among the recognised spellings of Stokes. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Stoaks, Stoke and Stocks. The 2010 US Census counted 299 people named Stoakes, ranking it number 66,164 among American surnames.

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