Surname Checker / Wells
How Common Is the Last Name Wells?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Wells today
195,126
Ranked #147 of 162,254 published surnames · 59.74 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 176,230 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
74%
Black
20%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.49%
Hispanic
2.41%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.