How Many People Have the Last Name Welles?
people had the surname Welles in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 208,333 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 4 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
−129 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Welles (88%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Welles ranks #15,460. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Welles fell from 1,533 people in 2000 to 1,404 in 2010 (down 8.4%), and its rank fell from #17,073 to #19,291.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,533 | 1,404 |
| Rank | #17,073 | #19,291 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.57 | 0.48 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Welles
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Welles: W420
👤 Welles as a First Name
Welles is a first name too: about 467 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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