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STOKES

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There are approximately 28,544 people named Stokes in the UK. That makes it the 328th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 452 are named Stokes.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Stokes surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A parish in Buckinghamshire; also, towns in Suffolk and Gloucestershire, England. The name signifies a place, a settlement. Stuge, Danish, a ravine.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

STOKES. A plurallzation of Stoke.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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