Wills Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Families named Wills share their surname's story with Willis, of which it is a variant.

Wills is listed among the recognised spellings of Willis. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

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