Wels Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wels Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wels family

Profession Census Frequency
Servant 1
Nurse 1
Fund Holder 1
Butcher 1

Wels Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wells 80% 171,754
2 Wiles 60% 20,946
3 Wales 60% 19,433
4 Wailes 50% 2,277
5 Owles 40% 1,445
6 Wooles 50% 499
7 Wools 60% 477
8 Ewles 40% 370
9 Weals 80% 368
10 Walis 60% 332
11 Wils 75% 258
12 Weels 80% 223
13 Woolas 50% 213
14 Weles 80% 201
15 Ewels 80% 200
16 Wails 60% 160
17 Wels 100% 155
18 Weales 67% 146
19 Wilsea 50% 145
20 Wilis 60% 142
21 Wals 75% 129
22 Wilse 60% 116

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The surname Wels is the 17th most popular variant of Wells.

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