How Many People Have the Last Name Sykes?
people had the surname Sykes in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 10,707 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,121 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sykes (54%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 40.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sykes ranks #951. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 56.5% to 54%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sykes grew from 26,425 people in 2000 to 27,546 in 2010 (up 4.2%), and its rank fell from #1,214 to #1,276. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 9.8 to 9.34 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 26,425 | 27,546 |
| Rank | #1,214 | #1,276 |
| Per 100,000 people | 9.8 | 9.34 |
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Same Soundex code as Sykes: S220
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