Wilkes

Where Wilkes comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Wilkes.

Wilkes through the years
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #3,516 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1923
    Peak, #3,175
    8 babies named Wilkes, its best rank.
  3. 1924
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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