Williamson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Williamson Name Meaning: Williamson means "son of William".

From the Old Germanic name William, the name Williamson means \"son of William\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Williamson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Williamson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,704
Coal Miner 396
General Labourer 259
Cotton Weaver 238
Agricultural Labourer 228
Dress Maker 214
Living On Own Means 206
Domestic Servant 177
Farmer 159
Labourer 143
Living On Her Own Means 125
General Servant Domestic 98
General Servant 94
Tailor 80
Joiner 79
Clerk 76
House Keeper 72
Blacksmith 68
Farm Labourer 62
Tailoress 58
Farm Servant 54
Carpenter 53
General Domestic Servant 50
Shoe Maker 48
Butcher 48

Williamson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Williamson 100% 145,420
2 Willimson 90% 638
3 Willamson 90% 433
4 Wiliamson 90% 277
5 Willimason 80% 104

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The surname Williamson is the most popular version of all its varients

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