Origins of the Hicks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 268North West 150Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 605East Midlands 232West Midlands 432East 1033London 2974South East 1338South West 1221South Wales 437Mid Wales 77West Wales 13North Wales 24Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hickses lived in london

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    24,000 Hicks Travel & migration records
    120,000 Hickses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hicks

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    335th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Hicks surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

    Who were Hickses most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Hicks first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hickses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hickses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    595

    Laundress

    391

    Domestic Servant

    312

    General Servant Domestic

    291

    Living On Own Means

    271

    Commmon male occupations for Hickses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    744

    Farm Labourer

    471

    Farmer

    467

    Farm Hands

    438

    General Labourer

    434

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