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Wells is an English origin surname. It derives from occupation, location, and topography. The occupational name (i.e. "Wellman") derives from the person responsible for a village's spring. The locational name (i.e. "Well") derives from the pre-7th century waella ("spring"). The topographical name (i.e. "Attewell") derives from living near a spring. The oldest public record is found in 1177 in the county of Norfolk. Variations of Wells include Well, Welman, Welles, Wellman and Wellsman.[1][2] People with the name include:
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- George Albert Wells (born 1926), writer on early Christianity and advocate of the Jesus-myth theory
- George Wells (wrestler) (born 1947), retired professional wrestler
- Harry Wells, an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- H. G. Wells (1866-1946), prolific British science fiction writer and Fabian socialist
- Holly Wells (1991-2002), British murder victim
- Jonathan Wells, several people
- John Wells, several people
- Joseph T Wells, see Wells Supper Club
- Julie Elizabeth Wells (1935-), more popularly known as Julie Andrews, actress
- Rebecca Wells (1952-), actress, playwright, author of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
- Spencer Wells (1969-), geneticist and anthropologist
- Wayne Richard Wells (1965-) (aka Wayne Static), American metal musician
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- Andrew Wells, in the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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