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 | 33 |
| Buckinghamshire | 61 |
| Berkshire | 440 |
| Cambridgeshire | 49 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 17 |
| Cornwall | 66 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 43 |
| Devon | 75 |
| Dorset | 32 |
| Durham | 22 |
| Essex | 391 |
| Gloucestershire | 215 |
| Hampshire | 158 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 117 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 277 |
| Lancashire | 98 |
| Leicestershire | 43 |
| Lincolnshire | 54 |
| London | 1,194 |
| Middlesex | 417 |
| Northumberland | 18 |
| Norfolk | 258 |
| Northamptonshire | 28 |
| Nottinghamshire | 25 |
| Oxfordshire | 88 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 120 |
| Somerset | 69 |
| Surrey | 395 |
| Sussex | 183 |
| Staffordshire | 40 |
| Warwickshire | 53 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 204 |
| Worcestershire | 33 |
| Yorkshire | 227 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 89 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 53 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 497 |
| General Labourer | 63 |
| Farm Labourer | 52 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 40 |
| Labourer | 36 |
| None | 36 |
| Dressmaker | 30 |
| Carman | 26 |
| Domestic Servant | 25 |
| Private Means | 25 |
| Gardener Domestic | 23 |
| Cook (domestic) | 23 |
| Laundress | 23 |
| Farmer | 22 |
| Bricklayer | 22 |
| Nil | 20 |
| Carpenter | 20 |
| Scholar | 20 |
| Clerk | 18 |
| Dress Maker | 18 |
| Gardener (domestic) | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| House Painter | 16 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| No Occupation | 15 |
| 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 |