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 487
Agricultural Labourer 187
Labourer 57
House Servant 54
At Home 42
Dress Maker 36
Farm Labourer 32
Carpenter 29
Scholar At Home 29
Laundress 22
Servant 22
Annuitant 20
Tailor 19
Coal Miner 19
Farm Servant 19
House Keeper 16
Farmers Son 15
Shoe Maker 15
Errand Boy 14
Ag Lab 14
Gardener 13
Pauper 11
Cook 11
Farmers Wife 10
Frame Work Knitter 9

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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