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Surname Etymology and Meaning of DYKES

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English and Scottish: variant of Dyke. The Scottish name may also derive in part from any of several places named Dykes, although Black singles out one in the barony of Avondale or Strathaven in Lanarkshire.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)