 At the time of the British Census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Wiltshire (7.3 times the British average), followed by Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, Gloucestershire, the Channel Islands and Surrey.The surname has many variations such as Pikes, Pykes, McPike, Picke, Pique along with Speight.The origins of the name are not entirely clear.