In the 1881 census covering England. Scotland and Wales, the surname Hicks is heavily weighted towards the south and central south of England. Lots in Cornwall, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Dorset. Hardly any mentioned in the north and none in Scotland. This site is useful for surname searches
http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/Surnames.aspx. Circumstantial. I know. but something to consider.

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