Origins of the Wills surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 365North West 106Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 343East Midlands 511West Midlands 499East 428London 1675South East 749South West 1550South Wales 106Mid Wales 14West Wales 10North Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willses lived in london

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    15,000 Wills Travel & migration records
    97,000 Willses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wills

    How common is your surname?

    404th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Wills surname. The oldest one dates back to 1297.

    Who were Willses most likely to marry?

    Welles Or Wells Or Weels Or Wealls Or Willses
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    What are the most common Wills first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Man with milk churns and census card collage
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    Common jobs for Willses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Willses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    504

    Laundress

    315

    General Servant Domestic

    239

    Domestic Servant

    238

    House Servant

    225

    Commmon male occupations for Willses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    613

    Farm Labourer

    334

    Carpenter

    331

    Farmer

    321

    General Labourer

    310

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