Welles (name) explained
| Welles |
| Meaning: | "spring" |
| Region: | English |
| Origin: | English |
| Variant: | Well, Wells |
Welles is an English locational surname originating from Well, avillage and mill in Lincolnshire. Its oldest public record is noted ca. 1086. Variations include Well and Wells.[1] People with the name include:
Surname
- Anne Welles, Countess of Ormond (1360–1397)
- Baron Welles (disambiguation)
- Beatrice Welles-Smith, daughter of Orson Welles
- Benjamin Welles (1857-1935), American philanthropist
- Chris Welles Feder, daughter of Orson Welles
- Edmund Welles, an American bass clarinet quartet
- Egon Wellesz (1885–1974), Austrian composer, teacher and musicologist
- Elliot Welles (1927–2006), Holocaust survivor
- Gideon Welles (1802–1878), U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1861–1869
- Gwen Welles (1947–1993), film and stage actress
- Harry Welles Rusk (1852–1926), U.S. politician
- Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Washington State senator
- Jennifer Welles, American porn star
- Jesse Welles, American voice actress
- Joan Welles, 9th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (died 1475)
- John de Welles, 5th Baron Welles (1352–1421)
- John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles (1450–1499)
- Lawson Welles (b. 1975) American film the writer, director and producer
- Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles (1406–1461)
- Marc Welles, actor, grandson of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, son of Rebecca Welles
- Mel Welles (1924-2005), American film actor
- Orson Welles (1915–1985), American actor and director
- Rebecca Welles, American television actress, spouse of TV director Don Weis
- Robert Welles, 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (executed 1470)
- Samuel Gardner Welles (1913-1981) American journalist
- Samuel Paul Welles (1907–1997), American paleontologist
- Sumner Welles (1892–1961), U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1937–1943
- Terri Welles (born 1956), American flight attendant, "Playmate of the year" 1981, born Terri Knepper
- Thomas Welles (1598–1660), American politician
- Tiffany Welles, a fictional character in the television series Charlie's Angels
- Tori Welles (born 1967), American porn star
- Viscount Welles (disambiguation)
- William Welles Hollister (1818–1886), a Californian rancher and entrepreneur
- Winthrop Welles Ketcham (1820–1879), American politician
- Welles, American musician
Fictional characters
- Aaron Welles, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Justine Welles, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Wade Welles, a main character from the television series Sliders
Given name
- Welles Crowther (1977–2001), a hero of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Welles . Dictionary of American Family Names . 2013 . Oxford University Press.
