| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 9 |
| Devon | 20 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 21 |
| Essex | 27 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 9 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 24 |
| Lancashire | 30 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 25 |
| Middlesex | 17 |
| Northumberland | 13 |
| Norfolk | 9 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 17 |
| Oxfordshire | 22 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 22 |
| Surrey | 5 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 38 |
| Warwickshire | 26 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 28 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 23 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 9 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 75 |
| General Labourer | 10 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 6 |
| Grocer | 4 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| Blacksmith | 4 |
| Coal Miner | 4 |
| Errand Boy | 4 |
| Living On Own Means | 4 |
| Farmer | 4 |
| Gloveress | 4 |
| Grocer Assistant | 3 |
| General Servant | 3 |
| Shop Woman | 3 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Gardener | 3 |
| Ironmonger | 3 |
| Clerk | 3 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| Nurse | 2 |
| Brick Layer's Labourer | 2 |
| Milliner | 2 |
| Painter | 2 |
| Laundress | 2 |
| Cooper | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Willies | 159 |
| John Willies | 141 |
| Mary Willies | 136 |
| Sarah Willies | 90 |
| George Willies | 84 |
| Elizabeth Willies | 81 |
| Thomas Willies | 78 |
| Joseph Willies | 64 |
| James Willies | 51 |
| Jane Willies | 43 |
| Charles Willies | 39 |
| Ann Willies | 36 |
| Henry Willies | 35 |
| Samuel Willies | 34 |
| Eliza Willies | 32 |
| Annie Willies | 31 |
| Emma Willies | 31 |
| Arthur Willies | 29 |
| Robert Willies | 23 |
| Alice Willies | 22 |
| Edward Willies | 22 |
| Hannah Willies | 22 |
| Herbert Willies | 21 |
| Frederick Willies | 20 |
| Ellen Willies | 18 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells | 57% | 171,754 |
| 2 | Willis | 86% | 106,940 |
| 3 | Wills | 71% | 78,607 |
| 4 | Wallis | 71% | 73,315 |
| 5 | Walls | 57% | 27,068 |
| 6 | Willes | 86% | 9,795 |
| 7 | Walles | 71% | 4,645 |
| 8 | Wellis | 71% | 2,620 |
| 9 | Willies | 100% | 2,051 |
| 10 | Wallas | 57% | 1,603 |
| 11 | Welles | 71% | 1,413 |
| 12 | Woolls | 43% | 558 |
| 13 | Willas | 71% | 375 |
| 14 | Wallies | 86% | 223 |
| 15 | Willsea | 71% | 214 |
| 16 | Willias | 86% | 191 |
| 17 | Woollas | 43% | 181 |
| 18 | Wallase | 43% | 131 |
| 19 | Woollis | 57% | 121 |
| 20 | Wollas | 57% | 107 |
| 21 | Wollis | 71% | 101 |
The surname Willies is the 9th most popular variant of Wells.