Willis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Willis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Willis family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,609
Agricultural Labourer 573
Labourer 166
House Servant 132
Coal Miner 87
Servant 85
Dress Maker 82
Laundress 80
Carter 66
General Servant 64
Shoe Maker 55
House Keeper 50
Domestic Servant 44
Farm Labourer 40
Carpenter 36
Blacksmith 35
House Maid 34
Tailor 34
Gardener 33
Nurse 31
Lace Maker 30
Wife Of Above 28
Cook 27
Porter 26
Wife 24

Willis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wells 67% 171,754
2 Willis 100% 106,940
3 Wills 83% 78,607
4 Wallis 83% 73,315
5 Walls 67% 27,068
6 Willes 83% 9,795
7 Walles 67% 4,645
8 Wellis 83% 2,620
9 Willies 86% 2,051
10 Wallas 67% 1,603
11 Williss 86% 1,567
12 Welles 67% 1,413
13 Woolls 50% 558
14 Willas 83% 375
15 Wallies 71% 223
16 Willsea 57% 214
17 Willias 86% 191
18 Woollas 57% 181
19 Wilis 83% 142
20 Wallase 57% 131
21 Woollis 71% 121
22 Wollas 67% 107
23 Wollis 83% 101

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The surname Willis is the 2nd most popular variant of Wells.

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