Willson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Willson Name Meaning: Patronymic from the personal name Will a common short form of William

Medieval in origin

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Willson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Willson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 484
Agricultural Labourer 155
Labourer 60
Dress Maker 42
Shoe Maker 36
House Servant 28
Servant 27
House Keeper 23
Carpenter 19
Carter 19
House Maid 17
Laundress 17
General Servant 16
Nurse 15
Coal Miner 13
Tailor 13
Farm Labourer 12
Cook 11
Fundholder 11
Milliner 10
Groom 10
Gardener 9
Grocer 9
Agricultural Labourer Wife 8
Dressmaker 8

Willson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wilson 86% 744,792
2 Willson 100% 25,983
3 Willison 88% 4,935
4 Wallson 86% 210
5 Whilson 71% 198
6 Wellson 86% 191
7 Wilsen 71% 158
8 Wallison 75% 135

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

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