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 748
Agricultural Labourer 96
General Labourer 72
Domestic Servant 45
Living On Own Means 39
Labourer 37
Carpenter 32
Dress Maker 30
Farm Labourer 30
Laundress 29
General Servant Domestic 25
General Servant 22
Gardener 21
Farmer 20
Coal Miner 18
Living On Her Own Means 17
Dressmaker 17
Clerk 15
Charwoman 14
Brick Layer 13
Cook Domestic Servant 12
Gardener Domestic Servant 12
House Keeper 12
Painter 12
Carman 12

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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