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
School 809
Farm Labourer 87
General Labourer 72
Coal Miner Hewer 63
Dressmaker 57
None 56
Private Means 54
Farmer 40
Labourer 36
Carpenter 32
Domestic Servant 31
General Servant (domestic) 29
Clerk 27
Laundress 27
At School 25
Dress Maker 24
Shop Assistant 23
At Home 22
House Painter 21
Bricklayer 21
Domestic 20
Scholar 20
Assisting In The Business 19
Old Age Pensioner 18
House Keeper 17

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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