Welles Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Welles Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Welles family

Profession Census Frequency
General Servant Domestic 5
Tailoress 5
General Labourer 3
Farm Labourer 3
Clerk 2
General Servant 2
Living On Own Means 2
Railway Porter 2
Schoolmaster 2
Cook Domestic 2
Farm Servant Agricultural 2
Farmer's Son 2
Shirt Finisher 1
Solicitor 1
Stationary Folder 1
Stick Mounter 1
Timber Carman 1
Vegetable Cook 1
Newsagent & Waiter 1
Coachman Domestic 1
Machine Turner Gas Engine 1
Potman 1
Printer -- Compositor 1
Coachman 1
Coal Chewer Below Ground 1

Welles Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wells 83% 171,754
2 Willis 67% 106,940
3 Wills 67% 78,607
4 Wallis 67% 73,315
5 Walls 67% 27,068
6 Willes 83% 9,795
7 Walles 83% 4,645
8 Wellis 83% 2,620
9 Willies 71% 2,051
10 Wallas 67% 1,603
11 Welles 100% 1,413
12 Woolls 50% 558
13 Willas 67% 375
14 Wallies 71% 223
15 Willsea 57% 214
16 Weles 83% 201
17 Willias 57% 191
18 Woollas 57% 181
19 Wallase 57% 131
20 Woollis 57% 121
21 Wollas 67% 107
22 Wollis 67% 101

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The surname Welles is the 11th most popular variant of Wells.

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