How common is the last name Wells?

169,750 people in the United States have the last name Wells, about 1 in 1,761. It ranks #152 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WELLS

#152

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
169,750
About
1 in 1,761
This common or more
20.1%
Who bears it

Of the 169,750 people with the last name Wells, 71% reported their origin as White, 19.7% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Wells

#150 Guzman · 170,696#151 Wang · 169,987#153 Henry · 166,610#154 Li · 165,790

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Wells, most common first.

#18,191 Welles · 1,508#82,881 Wels · 245

Also a first name

As a first name, Wells ranks #6,532 of 53,615, with 2,448 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 958 births. See Wells as a first name

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