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 431
Agricultural Labourer 47
General Labourer 36
Living On Her Own Means 32
Living On Own Means 25
Domestic Servant 23
Labourer 21
Coal Miner 21
Laundress 21
Farmer 19
Dress Maker 18
Gardener 15
Carpenter 13
General Servant 11
Dressmaker 11
Blacksmith 10
General Servant Domestic 10
House Keeper 8
Joiner 8
Baker 8
Clerk 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Warehouse Man 8
Errand Boy 7
Farm Labourer 7

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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