| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 3 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 2 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 7 |
| Lancashire | 15 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 0 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 11 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 2 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 8 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 3 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Book Keeper | 1 |
| Manager Of Nurseries | 1 |
| Nurseryman Seedsman | 1 |
| Stone Quarryman | 1 |
| Blacksmith | 1 |
| General Labourer | 1 |
| Lamp Cleaner | 1 |
| Mariner Store Dealer | 1 |
| Baker | 1 |
| Butcher | 1 |
| Bread Baker | 1 |
| Sea Man | 1 |
| Waitener Cotton Mill | 1 |
| Diver Harl | 1 |
| Bar Man | 1 |
| Engraver | 1 |
| Millers | 1 |
| Painter Grinder | 1 |
| Silver Piecer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Willsea | 12 |
| James Willsea | 11 |
| John Willsea | 10 |
| Joshua Willsea | 10 |
| Frederick Willsea | 9 |
| Ellen Willsea | 8 |
| Henry Willsea | 8 |
| Annie Willsea | 6 |
| George Willsea | 6 |
| Jane Willsea | 6 |
| Ethel Willsea | 5 |
| Alice Willsea | 4 |
| Ann Willsea | 4 |
| Elizabeth Willsea | 4 |
| Louisa Willsea | 4 |
| Mary Willsea | 4 |
| Albert Willsea | 3 |
| Alfred Willsea | 3 |
| Edgar Willsea | 3 |
| Eliza Willsea | 3 |
| Emma Willsea | 3 |
| Ernest Willsea | 3 |
| Herbert Willsea | 3 |
| Hugh Willsea | 3 |
| Jessie Willsea | 3 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells | 57% | 171,754 |
| 2 | Willis | 57% | 106,940 |
| 3 | Wills | 71% | 78,607 |
| 4 | Wallis | 43% | 73,315 |
| 5 | Walls | 57% | 27,068 |
| 6 | Willes | 71% | 9,795 |
| 7 | Walles | 57% | 4,645 |
| 8 | Wellis | 43% | 2,620 |
| 9 | Willies | 71% | 2,051 |
| 10 | Wallas | 43% | 1,603 |
| 11 | Welles | 57% | 1,413 |
| 12 | Woolls | 43% | 558 |
| 13 | Willas | 57% | 375 |
| 14 | Wallies | 57% | 223 |
| 15 | Willsea | 100% | 214 |
| 16 | Willias | 57% | 191 |
| 17 | Woollas | 29% | 181 |
| 18 | Wilsea | 86% | 145 |
| 19 | Wallase | 57% | 131 |
| 20 | Woollis | 29% | 121 |
| 21 | Wollas | 43% | 107 |
| 22 | Wollis | 43% | 101 |
The surname Willsea is the 15th most popular variant of Wells.