Welks Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Welks Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Welks family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2
Accountant 1
Formerly Tailor 1
Hall Porter Domestic 1
Dress-maker 1
Formerly Cardroom Hand 1
Railway Goods Guasel 1
Shunter Railway 1
Labonr Canal Bank 1
Blacksmith Shosing And General 1

Welks Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wilkes 67% 35,166
2 Wilks 80% 32,095
3 Walks 80% 1,510
4 Walkes 67% 1,403
5 Wilkis 67% 396
6 Welks 100% 177

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The surname Welks is the 6th most popular variant of Wilkes.

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