Wyke

See also: wyke and wykę

English

Etymology

From Old English wīċ (“village”); compare Wick, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Wyke (countable and uncountable, plural Wykes)

1. A hamlet in Much Wenlock parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ646021).
2. A village in Normand parish, Guildford district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9151).
3. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE151692).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Wyke Champflower
• Wyke Regis

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wyke is the 38801^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 569 individuals. Wyke is most common among White (79.61%) and Black/African American (17.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wyke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.