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 2,894
Agricultural Labourer 434
General Labourer 173
Domestic Servant 164
Coal Miner 154
Dress Maker 151
Labourer 129
Laundress 114
General Servant 108
Farm Labourer 103
Annuitant 79
Carpenter 68
General Servant Domestic 51
Bricklayer 49
Charwoman 44
Shoe Maker 41
Cook 37
Servant 37
Blacksmith 36
Baker 35
Gardener 34
Cook Domestic Servant 31
Clerk 29
None 29
Painter 29

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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