<P> Willis is a surname of French and English origin . The oldest extant family of the name, the Willes family of Warwickshire, formerly of Newbold Comyn and Fenny Compton, has used the spellings' Willis,' ' Willys,' and' Wyllys' and appear in records from 1330 . In this case, the name derives from the name de Welles (under which name the family were Lincolnshire noblemen) which comes from the Norman name de Vallibus (meaning' of the valley'), which in turn was derived from the Vaux family tree . The Vaux family, established in England by Harold de Vaux, a close relative of William the Conqueror, appears in French records from 794 . They had held power in their own right and through royal intermarriages . Variations of the surname include Welles, Wells, and Wyllys . </P> <P> There are other derivations of the name, including' son of William / Will' (whereby the name has developed from' Wills', and is similar to' Wilson' and other related names); because of the popularity of the name' William' since the Norman conquest, it is clear that by no means are all people with this surname - even very distantly - related . </P>

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