Wilks Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wilks Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wilks family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 681
Agricultural Labourer 71
Coal Miner 71
General Labourer 46
Domestic Servant 43
Dress Maker 33
Labourer 29
Living On Her Own Means 26
Farm Labourer 23
Gardener 23
Living On Own Means 22
General Servant Domestic 21
Laundress 20
General Servant 18
Grocer 17
Brick Layer 14
Butcher 14
Farmer 14
Grocer Assistant 12
Charwoman 11
Blacksmith 11
Carpenter 10
Stone Mason 10
Clerk 10
School Teacher 9

Wilks Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wilkes 83% 35,166
2 Wilks 100% 32,095
3 Walks 80% 1,510
4 Walkes 67% 1,403
5 Wilkis 83% 396
6 Welks 80% 177

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The surname Wilks is the 2nd most popular variant of Wilkes.

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