Pike Family History

Pike Surname Meaning

English: nickname perhaps for a fisherman whose physique resembled that of a pike. One Londoner so named in 1292 was a fishmonger. English: metonymic occupational name for a user of a pointed tool perhaps a laborer or military pikeman from Middle English pike ‘pike, pickaxe, pitchfork’. Compare Pick.

English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Pic (Old English Pica, Old Norse Pík) of uncertain origin but perhaps from one of the words mentioned above. English: nickname from Old French pic ‘woodpecker’, Latin picus. Compare Speake and Speight.

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a sharp point (Old English pīc, Old Norse pík). Irish: in the south, of English origin (see above); in Ulster a variant Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Péice (see McPeake).

Americanized form of North German Peik. Americanized form of Slovenian Pajek or Pajk: nickname from (an archaic spelling of) pajek ‘spider’. Compare Paik.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Pine, Pipe, Duke, Pile, Eike, Piker, Spike, Lile, Ike, Piper

1 million record(s) for Pike

446K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
42K	Military Records
29K	Immigration Records
339K	Census and Voter Lists
960K	Member Trees

Where is the Pike family from?

You can see how Pike families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pike family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pike families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there were 144 Pike families living in Massachusetts. This was about 19% of all the recorded Pike's in USA. Massachusetts had the highest population of Pike families in 1840.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Pike surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Pike ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Pike. 17% of Pike men worked as a Farmer and 8% of Pike women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pike were Truck driver and Teacher.

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Farmer

17%

Laborer

15%

Salesman

5%

Truck driver

4%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Housewife

8%

Housekeeper

6%

Stenographer

6%

Teacher

5%

What Pike family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 339K census records available for the last name Pike. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Pike census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Passenger List

There are 29K immigration records available for the last name Pike. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

Military Records

There are 42K military records available for the last name Pike. For the veterans among your Pike ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

What is the average Pike lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Pike life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1941, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Pike in 1941 was 33, and 73 in 2004.

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Pike ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.