Origins of the Wilks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 168North West 135Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 848East Midlands 82West Midlands 326East 362London 671South East 293South West 242South Wales 220Mid Wales 12West Wales 1North Wales 28Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilkses lived in yorkshire

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    4,100 Wilks Travel & migration records
    44,000 Wilkses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Wilks first names?

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    Common jobs for Wilkses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wilkses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    202

    Laundress

    135

    Domestic Servant

    124

    House Servant

    113

    General Servant

    94

    Commmon male occupations for Wilkses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    274

    Coal Miner

    185

    General Labourer

    134

    Farm Labourer

    120

    Carpenter

    99

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