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.
Discover how your Wicks ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 21 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 29 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 5 |
| Cornwall | 83 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 65 |
| Dorset | 34 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 84 |
| Gloucestershire | 150 |
| Hampshire | 63 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 49 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 90 |
| Lancashire | 30 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 17 |
| London | 726 |
| Middlesex | 54 |
| Northumberland | 9 |
| Norfolk | 188 |
| Northamptonshire | 9 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 40 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 89 |
| Somerset | 38 |
| Surrey | 167 |
| Sussex | 189 |
| Staffordshire | 26 |
| Warwickshire | 25 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 299 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 18 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 15 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 391 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 153 |
| Labourer | 84 |
| House Servant | 47 |
| At Home | 34 |
| Farm Labourer | 34 |
| Carpenter | 33 |
| Dress Maker | 27 |
| Servant | 27 |
| Laundress | 26 |
| Pauper | 18 |
| Errand Boy | 16 |
| Annuitant | 16 |
| Gardener | 15 |
| Cloth Worker | 12 |
| General Servant | 10 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| Hurdle Maker | 10 |
| House Keeper | 9 |
| Shoe Maker | 9 |
| Nurse | 9 |
| Mason | 8 |
| Bricklayer | 8 |
| Ag Labourer | 8 |
| Shepherd | 7 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Wicks | 2,136 |
| Mary Wicks | 1,774 |
| George Wicks | 1,469 |
| John Wicks | 1,462 |
| Elizabeth Wicks | 1,266 |
| Sarah Wicks | 1,044 |
| Thomas Wicks | 915 |
| James Wicks | 905 |
| Charles Wicks | 850 |
| Henry Wicks | 779 |
| Ann Wicks | 553 |
| Eliza Wicks | 550 |
| Jane Wicks | 524 |
| Emily Wicks | 500 |
| Alfred Wicks | 484 |
| Ellen Wicks | 480 |
| Frederick Wicks | 474 |
| Emma Wicks | 465 |
| Alice Wicks | 462 |
| Edward Wicks | 421 |
| Robert Wicks | 392 |
| Annie Wicks | 384 |
| Arthur Wicks | 371 |
| Joseph Wicks | 371 |
| Richard Wicks | 296 |