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There are approximately 54,239 people named Wells in the UK. That makes it the 142nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 858 are named Wells.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Wells surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A name given to a person who resided there. "John, at the Wells"--John Wells. A bishop's see in Somersetshire, so called from the wells or springs there.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WELLS. 1. Towns in cos, Somerset and Noi-folk, 2. A pluralization of Well, which see.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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