Origins of the Wilcocks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 50Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 8East Midlands 3West Midlands 6East 5London 94South East 47South West 65South Wales 1Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilcockses lived in london

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    550 Wilcocks Travel & migration records
    5,000 Wilcockses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wilcocks

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    What are the most common Wilcocks first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wilcockses

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

    Common female occupations for Wilcockses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Laundress

    23

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Servant

    16

    House Servant

    15

    Common male occupations for Wilcockses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Vintner

    27

    Farmer

    26

    Wheelwright

    19

    Carpenter

    18

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