Wells Name Meaning: From the Old English "well", meaning stream or spring.
From the Old English \"well\", the name was given to someone who lived near a stream or spring.
Discover how your Wells ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 375 |
| Buckinghamshire | 260 |
| Berkshire | 829 |
| Cambridgeshire | 306 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 224 |
| Cornwall | 44 |
| Cumberland | 70 |
| Derbyshire | 377 |
| Devon | 178 |
| Dorset | 180 |
| Durham | 432 |
| Essex | 1,642 |
| Gloucestershire | 372 |
| Hampshire | 1,256 |
| Herefordshire | 11 |
| Hertfordshire | 656 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 78 |
| Isle of Man | 14 |
| Kent | 2,255 |
| Lancashire | 1,835 |
| Leicestershire | 1,165 |
| Lincolnshire | 969 |
| London | 5,845 |
| Middlesex | 1,609 |
| Northumberland | 220 |
| Norfolk | 789 |
| Northamptonshire | 545 |
| Nottinghamshire | 915 |
| Oxfordshire | 414 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 78 |
| Shropshire | 38 |
| Suffolk | 434 |
| Somerset | 215 |
| Surrey | 1,704 |
| Sussex | 1,235 |
| Staffordshire | 463 |
| Warwickshire | 1,034 |
| Westmorland | 58 |
| Wiltshire | 281 |
| Worcestershire | 424 |
| Yorkshire | 2,638 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 13 |
| Carmarthenshire | 16 |
| Denbighshire | 22 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 351 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 161 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 3,071 |
| Farm Labourer | 307 |
| General Labourer | 271 |
| Private Means | 258 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 184 |
| Labourer | 174 |
| None | 151 |
| Dressmaker | 145 |
| House Painter | 122 |
| Clerk | 116 |
| Farmer | 115 |
| Domestic Servant | 107 |
| Bricklayer | 96 |
| Carpenter | 93 |
| Scholar | 90 |
| At Home | 88 |
| Charwoman | 78 |
| Laundress | 77 |
| Housekeeper | 75 |
| Shop Assistant | 74 |
| Butcher | 73 |
| General Servant Domestic | 73 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 73 |
| Dress Maker | 71 |
| Carman | 70 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Wells | 11,499 |
| Mary Wells | 9,826 |
| John Wells | 8,270 |
| George Wells | 7,238 |
| Elizabeth Wells | 6,948 |
| Sarah Wells | 5,727 |
| Thomas Wells | 5,668 |
| James Wells | 4,935 |
| Henry Wells | 3,793 |
| Charles Wells | 3,783 |
| Ann Wells | 3,479 |
| Jane Wells | 2,778 |
| Eliza Wells | 2,744 |
| Joseph Wells | 2,620 |
| Emma Wells | 2,536 |
| Alice Wells | 2,446 |
| Frederick Wells | 2,446 |
| Edward Wells | 2,287 |
| Ellen Wells | 2,287 |
| Annie Wells | 2,272 |
| Alfred Wells | 2,218 |
| Emily Wells | 2,096 |
| Arthur Wells | 2,074 |
| Robert Wells | 1,811 |
| Albert Wells | 1,451 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells | 100% | 171,754 |
| 2 | Willis | 67% | 106,940 |
| 3 | Wills | 80% | 78,607 |
| 4 | Wallis | 67% | 73,315 |
| 5 | Walls | 80% | 27,068 |
| 6 | Willes | 67% | 9,795 |
| 7 | Walles | 67% | 4,645 |
| 8 | Wellis | 83% | 2,620 |
| 9 | Willies | 57% | 2,051 |
| 10 | Wallas | 67% | 1,603 |
| 11 | Welles | 83% | 1,413 |
| 12 | Woolls | 67% | 558 |
| 13 | Willas | 67% | 375 |
| 14 | Wallies | 57% | 223 |
| 15 | Weels | 80% | 223 |
| 16 | Willsea | 57% | 214 |
| 17 | Willias | 57% | 191 |
| 18 | Woollas | 57% | 181 |
| 19 | Wels | 80% | 155 |
| 20 | Wallase | 57% | 131 |
| 21 | Woollis | 57% | 121 |
| 22 | Wollas | 67% | 107 |
| 23 | Wollis | 67% | 101 |
The surname Wells is the most popular version of all its varients