| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 7 |
| Devon | 31 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 10 |
| Hampshire | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 18 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 15 |
| Middlesex | 4 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 29 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 11 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 32 |
| Warwickshire | 6 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 13 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 10 |
| Private Means | 4 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| Blacksmith | 2 |
| House Work | 2 |
| Farmer | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Assistant School Teacher | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Postal Assistant & General Stores | 1 |
| Printers Labourer | 1 |
| Chemist Assistant | 1 |
| Blacksmith Stricker | 1 |
| Gardeners Labourer (nurseryman) | 1 |
| Machinist | 1 |
| Apprentice Blacksmith | 1 |
| Coal Miner Filler Hewers | 1 |
| Farm Labourer | 1 |
| Farmer's Brother Workinon Farm | 1 |
| Assisting In The Buisness | 1 |
| Cabinet Maker | 1 |
| Chimney Sweeper | 1 |
| Greengrocer | 1 |
| Painter House | 1 |
| Scholar | 1 |
| 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.