Willes

Willes Meaning & Origin

About Willes
The surname Willes is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name Will, a diminutive of William. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Will. The name Will itself is derived from the Germanic elements "wil" meaning "desire" or "will" and "helm" meaning "helmet" or "protection." Therefore, the surname Willes can be interpreted to mean "son of Will" or "descendant of Will."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Willes: 540
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 40,494
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.18

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Willes 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 Willes is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALS
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W0402
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AY1 L Z
🌐 IPA
/waɪlz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALS', 'FLS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Willes in Braille

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

The name Willes in braille

How to sign the name Willes using Sign Language

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

The name Willes in sign language

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