Definitions for Updike
ˈʌpˌdaɪkup·dike

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1. Updike, John Updike, John Hoyer Updikenoun

   United States author (born 1932)

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1. Updike

   Updike is a surname of Dutch origin, and is a spelling variant of the Dutch Opdijk, a topographical name meaning someone who lived on a dike. The surname has been present in North America since the settlement of New Netherland in the 17th century. Updike used to be spelled as Updyke and many other ways, but is now most commonly spelled as Updike.

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1. updike

   John Updike was a renowned American novelist, poet, short-story writer, and literary critic known for his explorations of American middle-class life. His most famous work is the "Rabbit" series, which chronicles the life of the middle-class everyman Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom over the course of several decades. Updike's work often addresses themes of societal change, mortality, and religion. His writing style is celebrated for its rich description and carefully observed detail. Updike won numerous literary prizes during his career, including two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction.

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1. UPDIKE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Updike is ranked #10829 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Updike surname appeared 2,941 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Updike.
   
   94.9% or 2,793 total occurrences were White.
   1.7% or 52 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 47 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 18 total occurrences were Black.
   0.5% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Writer

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1899","2"],["1907","9"],["1942","3"],["1943","1"],["1947","3"],["1949","2"],["1955","3"],["1956","11"],["1958","2"],["1959","1"],["1962","3"],["1963","2"],["1964","3"],["1966","2"],["1967","6"],["1968","1"],["1969","10"],["1970","7"],["1971","6"],["1972","10"],["1973","15"],["1974","8"],["1975","2"],["1976","58"],["1977","3"],["1978","3"],["1979","1"],["1980","2"],["1981","3"],["1982","13"],["1983","3"],["1984","2"],["1985","10"],["1986","8"],["1987","2"],["1988","13"],["1989","8"],["1990","3"],["1991","16"],["1992","19"],["1993","14"],["1994","4"],["1995","12"],["1996","7"],["1997","3"],["1998","6"],["1999","7"],["2000","5"],["2001","3"],["2002","10"],["2003","7"],["2004","26"],["2005","4"],["2006","13"],["2007","9"],["2008","13"]]

How to pronounce Updike?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Updike in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Updike in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Updike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Updike
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Updike
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Updike