Ike Family History

Ike Surname Meaning

Dutch and German: variant of Icke. Americanized form of German Eich or Eick. West African (Nigeria): Igbo name from a short form of a personal name such as Ikechukwu which is interpreted as ‘power of God’ (see Chukwu).

Japanese (pronounced as two syllables): written 池 ‘lake’. This name is not common in the main Japanese islands and is found mostly in the Ryūkyū Islands.

The word ike is more usually found in compound names such as Ikeda. The name is listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku phonetically as 伊気.

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

Similar surnames: Ide, Pike, Rike, Ige, Oki, Fike, Ice, Miki, Duke, Mike

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25K	Military Records
965	Immigration Records
12K	Census and Voter Lists
12K	Member Trees

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Where is the Ike family from?

You can see how Ike families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ike family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Ike families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 5 Ike families living in Cheshire. This was about 29% of all the recorded Ike's in United Kingdom. Cheshire and 1 other county had the highest population of Ike families in 1891.

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What did your Ike ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Ike. 26% of Ike men worked as a Farmer and 14% of Ike women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ike were Painter and Laborer.

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Farmer

26%

Laborer

16%

Salesman

Painter

Stenographer

14%

Housekeeper

14%

Laundress

11%

Laborer

11%

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Census Record

There are 12K census records available for the last name Ike. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Ike census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 965 immigration records available for the last name Ike. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 25K military records available for the last name Ike. For the veterans among your Ike ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Ike lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Ike life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Ike in 1951 was 54, and 70 in 2004.

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Ike Surname Meaning

Japanese (pronounced as two syllables): written 池 ‘lake’. This name is not common in the main Japanese islands and is found mostly in the Ryūkyū Islands.

The word ike is more usually found in compound names such as Ikeda. The name is listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku phonetically as 伊気.

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

Where is the Ike family from?

What did your Ike ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

Farmer

26%

Laborer

16%

Salesman

Painter

Stenographer

14%

Housekeeper

14%

Laundress

11%

Laborer

11%

What Ike family records will you find?

What is the average Ike lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Ike life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Ike in 1951 was 54, and 70 in 2004.

Ike Family History

Ike Surname Meaning

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Ike Surname Meaning

58,000 record(s) for Ike

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Where is the Ike family from?

What did your Ike ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Ike family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Ike lifespan?

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