Wicks Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Wicks 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

Wicks Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wicks family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 551
Labourer 109
Agricultural Labourer 108
Domestic Servant 46
General Servant 36
Laundress 35
Carpenter 30
Servant 30
Dress Maker 30
Ag Labourer 24
Farm Labourer 19
Gardener 19
Wife Of Above 19
House Keeper 14
Bricklayer 13
Cook 13
None 12
Nurse 12
Carman 12
General Servant Domestic 11
Groom 11
House Maid 11
Annuitant 10
Errand Boy 10
Mason 10

Wicks Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wicks 100% 31,940
2 Wickes 83% 3,063
3 Wix 40% 2,325
4 Wecks 80% 547

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