Origins of the Wickes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 27West Midlands 40East 24London 224South East 139South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wickeses lived in london

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    920 Wickes Travel & migration records
    4,300 Wickeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wickes

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    What are the most common Wickes first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wickeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wickeses in 1921

    Widow

    23

    Living On Own Means

    15

    Dressmaker

    14

    Servant

    12

    Laundress

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Wickeses in 1921

    Butcher

    25

    Husbandman

    18

    Cabinet Maker

    13

    Carpenter

    12

    Farmer

    12

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