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Origins of the Weeks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 110North West 28Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 72East Midlands 31West Midlands 91East 198London 1094South East 972South West 923South Wales 389Mid Wales 29West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Weekses lived in london

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    11,000 Weeks Travel & migration records
    62,000 Weekses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Weeks

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    776th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Weeks surname. The oldest one dates back to 1196.

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    What are the most common Weeks first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Weekses

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

    Common female occupations for Weekses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    314

    Laundress

    225

    Domestic Servant

    151

    House Servant

    136

    General Servant

    135

    Common male occupations for Weekses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    322

    Carpenter

    303

    General Labourer

    244

    Farm Labourer

    210

    Coal Miner

    208

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