| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 57 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 8 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 10 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 8 |
| Lancashire | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 11 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 |
| London | 13 |
| Middlesex | 7 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | 22 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 8 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 9 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 10 |
| Worcestershire | 8 |
| Yorkshire | 2 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 17 |
| Female Servant | 9 |
| Independent | 8 |
| Male Servant | 6 |
| Labourer | 5 |
| Shepherd | 4 |
| Farmer | 3 |
| Weaver | 3 |
| Baker | 2 |
| Shoe Maker | 2 |
| Sinker Maker | 2 |
| Bricklayer | 2 |
| Publican | 1 |
| Fisher Man | 1 |
| House Keeper | 1 |
| Watch Maker | 1 |
| Butcher | 1 |
| Cotton Spinner | 1 |
| Road Labourer | 1 |
| Canvas Weaver | 1 |
| Sewer | 1 |
| Patient | 1 |
| Ship Wright | 1 |
| Wheel Wright | 1 |
| Packer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wellis | 169 |
| William Wellis | 155 |
| John Wellis | 143 |
| Elizabeth Wellis | 121 |
| George Wellis | 101 |
| Thomas Wellis | 93 |
| James Wellis | 76 |
| Henry Wellis | 69 |
| Sarah Wellis | 68 |
| Ann Wellis | 55 |
| Charles Wellis | 48 |
| Frederick Wellis | 47 |
| Jane Wellis | 46 |
| Annie Wellis | 44 |
| Eliza Wellis | 43 |
| Emma Wellis | 38 |
| Alice Wellis | 36 |
| Ellen Wellis | 35 |
| Joseph Wellis | 34 |
| Robert Wellis | 32 |
| Samuel Wellis | 31 |
| Hannah Wellis | 28 |
| Richard Wellis | 27 |
| Alfred Wellis | 25 |
| Margaret Wellis | 24 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells | 83% | 171,754 |
| 2 | Willis | 83% | 106,940 |
| 3 | Wills | 67% | 78,607 |
| 4 | Wallis | 83% | 73,315 |
| 5 | Walls | 67% | 27,068 |
| 6 | Willes | 67% | 9,795 |
| 7 | Walles | 67% | 4,645 |
| 8 | Wellis | 100% | 2,620 |
| 9 | Willies | 71% | 2,051 |
| 10 | Wallas | 67% | 1,603 |
| 11 | Welles | 83% | 1,413 |
| 12 | Woolls | 50% | 558 |
| 13 | Willas | 67% | 375 |
| 14 | Wallies | 71% | 223 |
| 15 | Willsea | 43% | 214 |
| 16 | Willias | 71% | 191 |
| 17 | Woollas | 57% | 181 |
| 18 | Wallase | 57% | 131 |
| 19 | Woollis | 71% | 121 |
| 20 | Wollas | 67% | 107 |
| 21 | Wollis | 83% | 101 |
The surname Wellis is the 8th most popular variant of Wells.