Origins of the Wick surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 75North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 61East Midlands 9West Midlands 9East 91London 125South East 65South West 20South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wicks lived in london

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    2,000 Wick Travel & migration records
    5,600 Wicks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wick

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    What are the most common Wick first names?

    Hampton

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wicks

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Wicks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    General Servant

    29

    Domestic Servant

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Cook Domestic

    15

    Common male occupations for Wicks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    59

    Farm Labourer

    57

    General Labourer

    21

    Bricklayer

    18

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    18

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