As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A name given to a person who resided there. "John, at the Wells"--John Wells. A bishop's see in Somersetshire, so called from the wells or springs there.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WELLS. 1. Towns in cos, Somerset and Noi-folk, 2. A pluralization of Well, which see.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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