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
School 497
General Labourer 63
Farm Labourer 52
General Servant (domestic) 40
Labourer 36
None 36
Dressmaker 30
Carman 26
Domestic Servant 25
Private Means 25
Gardener Domestic 23
Cook (domestic) 23
Laundress 23
Farmer 22
Bricklayer 22
Nil 20
Carpenter 20
Scholar 20
Clerk 18
Dress Maker 18
Gardener (domestic) 18
House Keeper 17
House Painter 16
Charwoman 15
No Occupation 15

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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