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 | 294 |
| Buckinghamshire | 157 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 221 |
| Channel Islands | 31 |
| Cheshire | 67 |
| Cornwall | 53 |
| Cumberland | 69 |
| Derbyshire | 113 |
| Devon | 97 |
| Dorset | 178 |
| Durham | 89 |
| Essex | 225 |
| Gloucestershire | 270 |
| Hampshire | 511 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 338 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 88 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 1,166 |
| Lancashire | 469 |
| Leicestershire | 388 |
| Lincolnshire | 819 |
| London | 2,476 |
| Middlesex | 249 |
| Northumberland | 40 |
| Norfolk | 712 |
| Northamptonshire | 281 |
| Nottinghamshire | 427 |
| Oxfordshire | 347 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 88 |
| Shropshire | 34 |
| Suffolk | 553 |
| Somerset | 225 |
| Surrey | 498 |
| Sussex | 684 |
| Staffordshire | 142 |
| Warwickshire | 567 |
| Westmorland | 28 |
| Wiltshire | 240 |
| Worcestershire | 206 |
| Yorkshire | 1,060 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 10 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 67 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,912 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 773 |
| House Servant | 299 |
| Labourer | 248 |
| Servant | 177 |
| At Home | 165 |
| Dress Maker | 144 |
| Farm Labourer | 141 |
| Annuitant | 103 |
| Laundress | 99 |
| Carpenter | 88 |
| Shoe Maker | 84 |
| General Servant | 80 |
| Pauper | 79 |
| Tailor | 69 |
| Scholar At Home | 68 |
| Errand Boy | 64 |
| Gardener | 64 |
| House Keeper | 64 |
| Butcher | 51 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 45 |
| Nurse | 43 |
| House Maid | 40 |
| Straw Plaiter | 40 |
| Bricklayer | 38 |
| 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