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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 35 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 24 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 59 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 74 |
| Dorset | 19 |
| Durham | 1 |
| Essex | 103 |
| Gloucestershire | 101 |
| Hampshire | 69 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 63 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 176 |
| Lancashire | 47 |
| Leicestershire | 11 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 651 |
| Middlesex | 133 |
| Northumberland | 12 |
| Norfolk | 162 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 66 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 95 |
| Somerset | 64 |
| Surrey | 231 |
| Sussex | 155 |
| Staffordshire | 17 |
| Warwickshire | 29 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 309 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 44 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 11 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 7 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 27 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 512 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 152 |
| Labourer | 50 |
| House Servant | 41 |
| Laundress | 35 |
| Servant | 34 |
| Carpenter | 27 |
| Dress Maker | 26 |
| House Maid | 17 |
| Cook | 17 |
| Carter | 16 |
| Farm Labourer | 14 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| General Servant | 13 |
| Nurse | 13 |
| Baker | 12 |
| Gardener | 11 |
| Domestic Servant | 10 |
| Bricklayer | 9 |
| Groom | 9 |
| Coal Miner | 9 |
| Charwoman | 8 |
| Fund Holder | 8 |
| Wife Of Above | 8 |
| Shoe Binder | 8 |
| 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 |