| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 10 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 1 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 16 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 9 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4 |
| Farm Labourer | 2 |
| Waiter | 1 |
| Wooden Ware | 1 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 1 |
| Retired Farmer | 1 |
| Coke Drawer | 1 |
| Colliery Mason | 1 |
| Puller Of At Sawmill | 1 |
| Wheeler | 1 |
| No Occupation | 1 |
| Bakers Man | 1 |
| General Domestic | 1 |
| House Keeper | 1 |
| Journalist | 1 |
| Printer | 1 |
| Sister Cornelin Ward | 1 |
| Living On Own Means | 1 |
| Pupil | 1 |
| Cloth Warehouse Man Wool | 1 |
| Errand Boy Woollen Warehouse | 1 |
| Housemaid | 1 |
| Railway Engine Driver | 1 |
| School Boy | 1 |
| Tailor's Machinist | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wels | 12 |
| William Wels | 11 |
| John Wels | 10 |
| Elizabeth Wels | 8 |
| Joseph Wels | 8 |
| Sarah Wels | 7 |
| Charles Wels | 5 |
| Jane Wels | 5 |
| Thomas Wels | 5 |
| Hannah Wels | 4 |
| Richard Wels | 4 |
| Alice Wels | 3 |
| Edward Wels | 3 |
| Eliza Wels | 3 |
| George Wels | 3 |
| Alfred Wels | 2 |
| Ann Wels | 2 |
| Caroline Wels | 2 |
| Catherine Wels | 2 |
| Christain Wels | 2 |
| Edith Wels | 2 |
| Emma Wels | 2 |
| Margaret Wels | 2 |
| Ralph Wels | 2 |
| Twan Wels | 2 |
| 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 |
The surname Wels is the 17th most popular variant of Wells.