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 | 304 |
| Buckinghamshire | 196 |
| Berkshire | 664 |
| Cambridgeshire | 234 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 140 |
| Cornwall | 68 |
| Cumberland | 122 |
| Derbyshire | 251 |
| Devon | 128 |
| Dorset | 120 |
| Durham | 246 |
| Essex | 482 |
| Gloucestershire | 262 |
| Hampshire | 787 |
| Herefordshire | 16 |
| Hertfordshire | 433 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 69 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 1,708 |
| Lancashire | 1,166 |
| Leicestershire | 774 |
| Lincolnshire | 923 |
| London | 5,037 |
| Middlesex | 542 |
| Northumberland | 104 |
| Norfolk | 773 |
| Northamptonshire | 368 |
| Nottinghamshire | 721 |
| Oxfordshire | 409 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 69 |
| Shropshire | 41 |
| Suffolk | 539 |
| Somerset | 214 |
| Surrey | 979 |
| Sussex | 1,025 |
| Staffordshire | 333 |
| Warwickshire | 784 |
| Westmorland | 70 |
| Wiltshire | 290 |
| Worcestershire | 259 |
| Yorkshire | 2,033 |
| Anglesey | 3 |
| Brecknockshire | 9 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 10 |
| Carmarthenshire | 12 |
| Denbighshire | 16 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 99 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 89 |
| Pembrokeshire | 28 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4,831 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 617 |
| General Labourer | 257 |
| Dress Maker | 251 |
| Domestic Servant | 244 |
| Labourer | 219 |
| Laundress | 167 |
| General Servant | 160 |
| Farm Labourer | 139 |
| Annuitant | 112 |
| General Servant Domestic | 108 |
| Carpenter | 101 |
| House Keeper | 89 |
| Gardener | 87 |
| Tailor | 76 |
| Painter | 74 |
| No Occupation | 71 |
| Charwoman | 70 |
| Coal Miner | 64 |
| Bricklayer | 57 |
| Grocer | 51 |
| Farmers Son | 50 |
| Butcher | 48 |
| Servant | 48 |
| Straw Plaiter | 47 |
| 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