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 | 17 |
| Buckinghamshire | 66 |
| Berkshire | 24 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 123 |
| Cornwall | 9 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 74 |
| Devon | 34 |
| Dorset | 13 |
| Durham | 145 |
| Essex | 336 |
| Gloucestershire | 182 |
| Hampshire | 69 |
| Herefordshire | 49 |
| Hertfordshire | 42 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 84 |
| Lancashire | 325 |
| Leicestershire | 17 |
| Lincolnshire | 15 |
| London | 555 |
| Middlesex | 177 |
| Northumberland | 19 |
| Norfolk | 12 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 45 |
| Oxfordshire | 106 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 63 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 24 |
| Surrey | 104 |
| Sussex | 34 |
| Staffordshire | 241 |
| Warwickshire | 371 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 40 |
| Worcestershire | 200 |
| Yorkshire | 1,028 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 103 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 183 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 449 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 40 |
| Farm Labourer | 39 |
| Private Means | 35 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 27 |
| Labourer | 26 |
| None | 26 |
| General Labourer | 23 |
| House Painter | 20 |
| Clerk | 19 |
| Dressmaker | 18 |
| Scholar | 17 |
| Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Farmer | 15 |
| Butcher | 14 |
| At Home | 13 |
| Carpenter | 13 |
| Gardener | 13 |
| Housekeeper | 13 |
| Milliner | 12 |
| General Servant Domestic | 12 |
| No Occupation | 12 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 11 |
| Shop Assistant | 11 |
| Charwoman | 10 |
| 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 |