The story
- Old English · derived fromwielle“well, spring”
- English todayWollacott
Habitational surname from a place in Somerset, from Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + cot (“cottage”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishwielle all →
wellWolcottWellesWhaleyWelby
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.