This page collects genealogy for the Wells Family:
Wells Main Articles[]
- Wells Family - Core family research page
- Wells Notable People - People of distinction featured in Wikipedia, important migrants and others.
- Wells Disambiguation List - Wells Family people with identical names sorted.
- Wells Migrants - listings of notable Wells Migrants.
- Wells Family Landmarks - Notable castles, cemeteries, monuments and much more.
- Wells Baronets - Several lines of the Wells family featured in ThePeerage of Great Britain.
- Wells Family Ancestry - Royal ancestors of the Wells Family - Including English, Norman, Irish, Scottish, French and more.
Overview[]
Wells is an English surname of Norman origin, but is possibly a Welsh surname, from an old English word for Wales. It normally derives from occupation, location, and topography. The occupational name (i.e. "Wellman") derives from the person responsible for a village's spring. The locational name (i.e. "Well") derives from the pre-7th century "wella" ("spring"). The topographical name (i.e. "Attewell") derives from living near a spring. The oldest public record is found in 1177 in the county of Norfolk. Variations of Wells include Well, Welman, Welles, Wellman and Wellsman.[1] At the time of the British Census of 1881,[2] its relative frequency was highest in Berkshire (3.2 times the British average), followed by Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Kinross-shire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Sussex, Lincolnshire, Dumfriesshire and Bedfordshire.
Wells Family Ancestors[]
- See Also Joshua Wells Family Ancestry
- See Also Selah Wells Immigrant Ancestors
More details can be found at Wells Family Ancestry.
Other uses[]
Notable Census Records[]
See Also[]
- Wells at WikiTree
- Wells Family Crest History
- Wells Family on GENI
- Find Wells Family Records - Archives.com
Wells Genealogy by Region[]
- Wells in Alabama
- Wells in County Antrim
- Wells in Wigtownshire
- Wells in Greater London
- Wells in South Carolina
- Wells in Utah
- Wells in Ireland
- Wells in Scotland
- Wells in England
- Wells in Oklahoma
- Wells in Arizona
Non-SMW Family Name Pages[]
The following list of Wells family person articles should be upgraded to SMW format.