Willison Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Willison Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Willison family

Profession Census Frequency
School 62
Private Means 11
General Labourer 10
Farmer 9
None 9
Farm Labourer 9
Carter 5
Labourer 5
Assisting In The Business 4
Dock Labourer 4
No Occupation 4
House Work 3
Assistant 3
General Servant (domestic) 3
Cook (domestic) 3
At School 3
Assistant In The Business 3
Farmers Son Working On Farm 3
Warehouseman 2
Drapers Assistant 2
Warehouse Assistant 2
Housekeeper 2
Coal Miner (putter) 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Foreman Engineer In Colliery Mining Engineers Works 2

Willison Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Willson 88% 25,983
2 Willison 100% 4,935
3 Wallson 75% 210
4 Wellson 75% 191
5 Wallison 88% 135

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The surname Willison is the 2nd most popular variant of Willson.

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