Weeks Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Weeks Name Meaning: Thought to derive from the latin 'vicus' which was a word used to describe a village/development on the outskirts of another larger settlement.

A name which may haven been given to someone who lived/worked in a development on the outskirts of a larger settlement of which it depended on, such as a dairy farm.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Weeks Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Weeks family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 547
Agricultural Labourer 189
House Servant 111
Labourer 74
Farm Labourer 62
Servant 52
Dress Maker 45
At Home 41
Carpenter 38
Pauper 31
Laundress 26
General Servant 25
Mason 24
Farm Servant 22
Blacksmith 22
Annuitant 22
Coal Miner 20
Errand Boy 19
Shoe Maker 19
House Keeper 19
Gardener 17
Cook 15
Scholar At Home 14
Stone Mason 14
Wife Of Above 12

Weeks Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Weeks 100% 43,349
2 Weekes 83% 6,551
3 Wakes 40% 919
4 Wecks 80% 547
5 Weaks 80% 352
6 Waks 60% 220
7 Wikes 40% 218
8 Woakes 50% 208
9 Wokes 40% 151

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