Find out how popular the last name Cloke is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cloke.

Cloke, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cloke surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cloke in America

Cloke is the 49177th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cloke surname appeared 428 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cloke.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cloke to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cloke

The surname Cloke is of English origin, and it is believed to have originated in the county of Hampshire during the medieval period. The name is derived from the Old English word "cloc," which means "bell" or "cloak." It is possible that the name was initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone who worked as a bell-ringer or had some association with bells, or it could have referred to someone who wore a distinctive cloak.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Cloke appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Hampshire in 1327, which lists a John Cloke. The Cloke surname is also found in various other historical records from the 14th and 15th centuries, such as the Feet of Fines for Berkshire in 1428, mentioning a Thomas Cloke.

In the 16th century, the name Cloke was particularly concentrated in the areas around Southampton and the Isle of Wight, with several variants of the spelling appearing in local records, such as Cloak, Cloake, and Clooke. One notable individual from this period was William Cloke (c. 1525-1585), a merchant and ship owner from Southampton who played a role in the establishment of the English colony in Virginia.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Cloke surname continued to be found in various parts of southern England, particularly in Hampshire, Berkshire, and Sussex. One notable bearer of the name was John Cloke (1642-1712), a prominent clockmaker from London who was appointed as the Master of the Clockmakers' Company in 1692.

In the 19th century, the Cloke surname gained some prominence in the literary world with the poet and writer Richard Cloke (1825-1892), who was born in Hertfordshire and published several volumes of poetry and prose works. Another individual of note was Sir George Cloke (1835-1908), a British lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for several constituencies in the latter half of the 19th century.

Other notable individuals with the surname Cloke include the English artist and illustrator John Cloke (1905-1993), who was known for his illustrations of children's books, and the Australian cricketer Michael Cloke (born 1956), who played domestic cricket for Western Australia and South Australia in the 1970s and 1980s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cloke

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cloke.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cloke was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cloke has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cloke was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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