Wilks Name Meaning: A patronymic variant from the personal name 'Wilk'. From polish 'Wolf'.
Perhaps applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a wolf or is somehow connected to them.
Discover how your Wilks 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 | 10 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 44 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 17 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 20 |
| Essex | 165 |
| Gloucestershire | 317 |
| Hampshire | 60 |
| Herefordshire | 67 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 54 |
| Lancashire | 146 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 21 |
| London | 281 |
| Middlesex | 33 |
| Northumberland | 36 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 35 |
| Oxfordshire | 128 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 91 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 23 |
| Sussex | 23 |
| Staffordshire | 439 |
| Warwickshire | 340 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 21 |
| Worcestershire | 216 |
| Yorkshire | 589 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 36 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 56 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 537 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 139 |
| Labourer | 60 |
| House Servant | 45 |
| Dress Maker | 37 |
| Coal Miner | 36 |
| Laundress | 33 |
| General Servant | 29 |
| House Keeper | 25 |
| Carter | 20 |
| Servant | 19 |
| Ag Labourer | 17 |
| Domestic Servant | 16 |
| Shoe Maker | 16 |
| Gardener | 13 |
| Butcher | 13 |
| House Maid | 13 |
| Wife Of Above | 12 |
| Cotton Weaver | 11 |
| Farm Labourer | 11 |
| Blacksmith | 11 |
| Cook | 10 |
| Tailor | 10 |
| Labourer Wife | 9 |
| School Mistress | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wilks | 1,935 |
| John Wilks | 1,910 |
| William Wilks | 1,910 |
| Elizabeth Wilks | 1,311 |
| George Wilks | 1,218 |
| Thomas Wilks | 1,195 |
| Sarah Wilks | 1,166 |
| James Wilks | 881 |
| Ann Wilks | 806 |
| Joseph Wilks | 775 |
| Jane Wilks | 575 |
| Charles Wilks | 561 |
| Eliza Wilks | 541 |
| Henry Wilks | 520 |
| Emma Wilks | 462 |
| Hannah Wilks | 430 |
| Alfred Wilks | 424 |
| Edward Wilks | 422 |
| Annie Wilks | 420 |
| Alice Wilks | 415 |
| Ellen Wilks | 399 |
| Samuel Wilks | 346 |
| Arthur Wilks | 343 |
| Emily Wilks | 337 |
| Martha Wilks | 328 |