Wils Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wils Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wils family

Profession Census Frequency
House Servant 3
Calico Painter 2
Labourer 2
General Servant 1
Servant 1
Lace Maker 1
Housekeeper 1
Independant 1
Needle Women 1
Revenue Officer 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Table Blade Grinder 1

Wils Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wills 80% 78,607
2 Wiles 80% 20,946
3 Wales 60% 19,433
4 Wailes 67% 2,277
5 Owles 40% 1,445
6 Wooles 50% 499
7 Wools 60% 477
8 Ewles 40% 370
9 Weals 60% 368
10 Walis 60% 332
11 Wils 100% 258
12 Weels 60% 223
13 Woolas 50% 213
14 Weles 60% 201
15 Ewels 60% 200
16 Wails 80% 160
17 Wels 75% 155
18 Weales 50% 146
19 Wilsea 67% 145
20 Wilis 80% 142
21 Wals 75% 129
22 Wilse 80% 116

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The surname Wils is the 11th most popular variant of Wills.

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