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 898
Agricultural Labourer 111
General Labourer 86
Coal Miner 61
Dress Maker 58
Labourer 57
Domestic Servant 52
Living On Own Means 41
Farmer 40
General Servant 40
Laundress 37
General Servant Domestic 30
Farm Labourer 30
Carpenter 29
Living On Her Own Means 28
House Keeper 23
Painter 22
Gardener 22
Baker 20
Farm Servant 18
Shepherd 18
Blacksmith 17
Errand Boy 17
Mason 15
General Domestic Servant 14

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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