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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 195 |
| Berkshire | 684 |
| Cambridgeshire | 176 |
| Channel Islands | 17 |
| Cheshire | 208 |
| Cornwall | 104 |
| Cumberland | 116 |
| Derbyshire | 196 |
| Devon | 308 |
| Dorset | 207 |
| Durham | 272 |
| Essex | 578 |
| Gloucestershire | 333 |
| Hampshire | 807 |
| Herefordshire | 24 |
| Hertfordshire | 395 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 64 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 1,557 |
| Lancashire | 1,178 |
| Leicestershire | 808 |
| Lincolnshire | 694 |
| London | 4,542 |
| Middlesex | 750 |
| Northumberland | 114 |
| Norfolk | 685 |
| Northamptonshire | 392 |
| Nottinghamshire | 617 |
| Oxfordshire | 230 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 64 |
| Shropshire | 32 |
| Suffolk | 385 |
| Somerset | 215 |
| Surrey | 850 |
| Sussex | 1,023 |
| Staffordshire | 271 |
| Warwickshire | 712 |
| Westmorland | 49 |
| Wiltshire | 243 |
| Worcestershire | 212 |
| Yorkshire | 1,960 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 13 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 217 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 88 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3,719 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 428 |
| General Labourer | 313 |
| Domestic Servant | 234 |
| Dress Maker | 222 |
| Living On Own Means | 178 |
| Labourer | 157 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 136 |
| Laundress | 134 |
| General Servant Domestic | 133 |
| Farm Labourer | 121 |
| Farmer | 121 |
| General Servant | 116 |
| Gardener | 96 |
| Coal Miner | 90 |
| Carpenter | 85 |
| House Keeper | 82 |
| Errand Boy | 72 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 67 |
| Clerk | 62 |
| General Domestic Servant | 61 |
| Tailor | 60 |
| Blacksmith | 56 |
| Grocer | 56 |
| Butcher | 53 |
| 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