| Bedfordshire | 129 |
| Buckinghamshire | 147 |
| Berkshire | 532 |
| Cambridgeshire | 102 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 251 |
| Cornwall | 66 |
| Cumberland | 55 |
| Derbyshire | 187 |
| Devon | 608 |
| Dorset | 218 |
| Durham | 1,124 |
| Essex | 1,045 |
| Gloucestershire | 499 |
| Hampshire | 748 |
| Herefordshire | 68 |
| Hertfordshire | 93 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 685 |
| Lancashire | 881 |
| Leicestershire | 117 |
| Lincolnshire | 131 |
| London | 2,598 |
| Middlesex | 576 |
| Northumberland | 568 |
| Norfolk | 116 |
| Northamptonshire | 400 |
| Nottinghamshire | 261 |
| Oxfordshire | 256 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 84 |
| Suffolk | 306 |
| Somerset | 508 |
| Surrey | 445 |
| Sussex | 293 |
| Staffordshire | 488 |
| Warwickshire | 501 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 381 |
| Worcestershire | 548 |
| Yorkshire | 1,145 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 26 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 28 |
| Denbighshire | 15 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 339 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 197 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 219 |
| Living On Own Means | 218 |
| General Servant Domestic | 138 |
| Scholar | 119 |
| Dress Maker | 117 |
| Cook Domestic | 111 |
| Farmer | 92 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 76 |
| Domestic Servant | 72 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 72 |
| Laundress Wash | 62 |
| Charwoman | 48 |
| Carpenter | 47 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 47 |
| House Maid Domestic | 46 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 45 |
| Blacksmith | 41 |
| Gardener Domestic | 40 |
| Dressmaker | 39 |
| Cotton Weaver | 39 |
| Bricklayer | 34 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 32 |
| Draper Assistant | 32 |
| Farm Labourer | 32 |
| Tailoress | 32 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Willis | 6,787 |
| Mary Willis | 6,312 |
| John Willis | 5,956 |
| Elizabeth Willis | 4,489 |
| George Willis | 4,283 |
| Thomas Willis | 3,803 |
| Sarah Willis | 3,501 |
| James Willis | 3,079 |
| Henry Willis | 2,476 |
| Ann Willis | 2,315 |
| Charles Willis | 2,170 |
| Jane Willis | 2,155 |
| Joseph Willis | 1,804 |
| Eliza Willis | 1,698 |
| Robert Willis | 1,549 |
| Emma Willis | 1,488 |
| Annie Willis | 1,470 |
| Alice Willis | 1,329 |
| Frederick Willis | 1,321 |
| Ellen Willis | 1,294 |
| Edward Willis | 1,289 |
| Arthur Willis | 1,275 |
| Alfred Willis | 1,150 |
| Emily Willis | 1,082 |
| Margaret Willis | 1,074 |
| 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 |
The surname Willis is the 2nd most popular variant of Wells.