Welles

Welles Meaning & Origin

About Welles
The surname Welles is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "well," meaning "spring" or "stream," and the suffix "-es," indicating "son of." Therefore, the surname Welles can be interpreted as "son of the well" or "son of the stream." It likely originated as a locational surname, referring to someone who lived near a well or a stream.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Welles is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Welles: 1,404
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 19,291
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.48

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Welles based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Welles is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALS
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W0402
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W EH1 L Z
🌐 IPA
/wɛlz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALS', 'FLS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Welles in Braille

Here's how to represent Welles in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Welles in braille

How to sign the name Welles using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Welles using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Welles in sign language

Numerology