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
General Labourer 81
Living On Own Means 81
Dress Maker 60
General Servant Domestic 53
Farmer 51
Carpenter 43
Cook Domestic 41
Agricultural Labourer 36
Housemaid Domestic 35
Laundress Wash 35
Scholar 35
Dressmaker 28
Coal Hewer 25
Domestic Servant 22
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 21
Bricklayer 19
House Painter 18
House Maid Domestic 17
Laundress 17
Servant Domestic 17
Carter On Farm 17
Gardener Domestic 16
School 15
Stone Mason 15
Butcher 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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