Weaks Surname

265,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Weaks Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wyke,' a corruption of Wykes, which see.

1571. Married — John Weekes and Isabell Parkin: St. Thomas the Apostle, London.

1581-2. Anthony Weekes, or Wikes, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Weaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4371:252,23323,952
Scotland171:314,93014,413
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guam11:160,1214,893
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3901:128,76612,397

Weaks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wyke,' a corruption of Wykes, which see.

1571. Married — John Weekes and Isabell Parkin: St. Thomas the Apostle, London.

1581-2. Anthony Weekes, or Wikes, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1618. Thomas Weekes, Sussex: ibid.

1603. Baptised — Jane, d. Thomas Weekes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1747. Married — Richard Weeks and Ann Additer: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1796. Married — John Weightman and Matilda Hardum: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the dairy farm; one who came from Week (dairy farm), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

There was a Weekes family, whose habitat was the neighbourhood of Hastings; but these names may sometimes be from Week St. Mary. D. Gilbert says Week means "lit. sweet, an epithet frequently applied to female saints and he renders St. Mary Week, "sweet or beloved St. Mary." But Week is more probably from wick, quit, a village.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Weeks is an ancient name in Newton, Whiteparish, going back to the time of Elizabeth; there was a family of gentry of the name of Weekes in Donhead St. Mary in the 17th century (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Weaks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Weaks Come From? nationality or country of origin

Weaks occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weaks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 265,393rd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,944,061 people. The last name Weaks is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Weaks live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Weaks is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,437 people, or 1 in 252,233. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, North Carolina, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Weaks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weaks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weaks surname increased 368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weaks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Weaks last name are 8.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

Weaks earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,144 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weeaks9193/
Weakes9131/
Waks891,704/
Weks8939/
Weeks8077,530/
Wacks80541/
Wecks80218/
Waksh80129/
Weiks8089/
Wakse8021/
Waaks8018/
Weyks8015/
Waiks8010/
Wekks806/
Wieks802/
Wesks801/
Wauks801/
Weaqs801/
Wyeks801/
Weksø801/
Veaks800/
Weksh800/
Waeks800/
Wweks800/
Wasks800/
Weekes7314,666/
Wakshe73121/
Weicks73109/
Wiecks73106/
Weekse7393/
Weecks7370/
Wijaks7320/
Weikes7310/
Boweks738/
Waskås737/
Wheeks734/
Hweeks732/
Whecks731/
Waksse731/
Weekks731/
Week's731/
Vieaks731/
Weksch731/
Wahaks731/
Wescks731/
Wattks731/
Wakhsh731/
Vaks673,941/
Wegs67193/
Waqs6788/
Wyks6751/
Wekx6738/
Wiks6730/
Veks6724/
Wacs6716/
Wags6712/
Wakx674/
Uaks674/
Wakz671/
Wexs671/
Waxs671/
Beakhsh671/
Waksová671/
Wakhshe671/
Weax671/
Wesx671/
Wjks671/

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