| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 4 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 4 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 17 |
| Hampshire | 7 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 31 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 18 |
| Middlesex | 6 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 0 |
| 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 | 15 |
| Cotton Weaver | 8 |
| Living On Own Means | 4 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 2 |
| Coal Miner | 2 |
| Colliery Lamp Man | 2 |
| Felt Hat Trimmer | 1 |
| Felt Hatter | 1 |
| Domestic Servant | 1 |
| Financiar | 1 |
| Iron Moulder | 1 |
| Pauper | 1 |
| Tin Plate Worker | 1 |
| Top Labourer | 1 |
| Artist Sculp | 1 |
| Brewers Drayman | 1 |
| Clerk Wine Merchants | 1 |
| Errand Boy | 1 |
| Fish Monger | 1 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Machinist | 1 |
| Own Means | 1 |
| Waiter | 1 |
| Plumber | 1 |
| Stationary Engine Driver | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Woolls | 38 |
| John Woolls | 35 |
| Elizabeth Woolls | 33 |
| William Woolls | 30 |
| Sarah Woolls | 28 |
| Charles Woolls | 25 |
| Thomas Woolls | 16 |
| James Woolls | 15 |
| Alice Woolls | 11 |
| Edward Woolls | 11 |
| Ellen Woolls | 11 |
| Edwin Woolls | 10 |
| Emma Woolls | 10 |
| George Woolls | 10 |
| Alfred Woolls | 9 |
| Frances Woolls | 9 |
| Frederick Woolls | 8 |
| Joseph Woolls | 8 |
| Robert Woolls | 8 |
| Fanny Woolls | 7 |
| Henry Woolls | 7 |
| Agnes Woolls | 6 |
| Florence Woolls | 6 |
| Emily Woolls | 5 |
| Kate Woolls | 5 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells | 67% | 171,754 |
| 2 | Willis | 50% | 106,940 |
| 3 | Wills | 67% | 78,607 |
| 4 | Wallis | 50% | 73,315 |
| 5 | Walls | 67% | 27,068 |
| 6 | Willes | 50% | 9,795 |
| 7 | Walles | 50% | 4,645 |
| 8 | Wellis | 50% | 2,620 |
| 9 | Willies | 43% | 2,051 |
| 10 | Wallas | 50% | 1,603 |
| 11 | Welles | 50% | 1,413 |
| 12 | Woolls | 100% | 558 |
| 13 | Wools | 83% | 477 |
| 14 | Willas | 50% | 375 |
| 15 | Wallies | 43% | 223 |
| 16 | Willsea | 43% | 214 |
| 17 | Willias | 43% | 191 |
| 18 | Woollas | 86% | 181 |
| 19 | Wallase | 43% | 131 |
| 20 | Woollis | 86% | 121 |
| 21 | Wollas | 67% | 107 |
| 22 | Wollis | 67% | 101 |
The surname Woolls is the 12th most popular variant of Wells.