| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 33 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 6 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 23 |
| Dorset | 20 |
| Durham | 41 |
| Essex | 22 |
| Gloucestershire | 28 |
| Hampshire | 23 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 36 |
| Lancashire | 31 |
| Leicestershire | 12 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| London | 289 |
| Middlesex | 15 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 9 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 32 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 18 |
| Surrey | 11 |
| Sussex | 19 |
| Staffordshire | 67 |
| Warwickshire | 43 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 26 |
| Worcestershire | 27 |
| Yorkshire | 50 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 132 |
| Labourer | 32 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 23 |
| General Servant | 16 |
| Domestic Servant | 12 |
| Dress Maker | 11 |
| Coal Miner | 10 |
| Laundress | 9 |
| Assistant | 8 |
| Gardener | 7 |
| Cook | 6 |
| Tailor | 5 |
| Grocer | 5 |
| Butcher | 4 |
| Servant | 4 |
| Wife Of Above | 4 |
| Housemaid | 4 |
| Labourer's Son | 4 |
| Blacksmith | 4 |
| Annuitant | 4 |
| House Keeper | 4 |
| Dressmaker | 4 |
| Errand Boy | 4 |
| Cordwainer | 3 |
| Brick Layer | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Willes | 647 |
| Mary Willes | 626 |
| John Willes | 511 |
| Elizabeth Willes | 411 |
| George Willes | 380 |
| Thomas Willes | 356 |
| Sarah Willes | 299 |
| Henry Willes | 247 |
| James Willes | 240 |
| Charles Willes | 224 |
| Ann Willes | 196 |
| Jane Willes | 160 |
| Edward Willes | 151 |
| Alice Willes | 148 |
| Joseph Willes | 147 |
| Robert Willes | 146 |
| Ellen Willes | 138 |
| Eliza Willes | 137 |
| Emma Willes | 134 |
| Frederick Willes | 133 |
| Annie Willes | 117 |
| Alfred Willes | 116 |
| Arthur Willes | 112 |
| Emily Willes | 111 |
| Margaret Willes | 96 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells | 67% | 171,754 |
| 2 | Willis | 83% | 106,940 |
| 3 | Wills | 83% | 78,607 |
| 4 | Wallis | 67% | 73,315 |
| 5 | Walls | 67% | 27,068 |
| 6 | Wiles | 83% | 20,946 |
| 7 | Willes | 100% | 9,795 |
| 8 | Wyles | 67% | 5,004 |
| 9 | Walles | 83% | 4,645 |
| 10 | Wellis | 67% | 2,620 |
| 11 | Whiles | 67% | 2,369 |
| 12 | Willies | 86% | 2,051 |
| 13 | Wallas | 67% | 1,603 |
| 14 | Welles | 83% | 1,413 |
| 15 | Woolls | 50% | 558 |
| 16 | Willas | 83% | 375 |
| 17 | Wallies | 71% | 223 |
| 18 | Willsea | 71% | 214 |
| 19 | Willias | 71% | 191 |
| 20 | Woollas | 57% | 181 |
| 21 | Wallase | 57% | 131 |
| 22 | Woollis | 57% | 121 |
| 23 | Wollas | 67% | 107 |
| 24 | Wollis | 67% | 101 |
The surname Willes is the 7th most popular variant of Wells.