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| | pike - What is definition of the term - pike ? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | In Newfoundland, Pike is especially common, ranking 22nd among all surnames there (based on the 1955 voters list, as reported by E.R.Seary in "Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland"). |
 | | It has also been speculated that the name Pike might be derived in some instances from the word "peak", such as when somebody resided at the peak of a hill. |
 | | Pike Family Resources' *Pike Family Association *Actual Persons **Albert Pike (1809–1891), American attorney, soldier, writer, and Confederate general **Christopher Pike, pseudonym of author Kevin McFadden (1954–), American writer **Geoff Pike (author/illustrator), creator of the Cadbury Yowie and author of best-selling books 'Henry Golightly', 'Golightly Adrift' and 'Second Sunrise'. |
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