Last Name WILLS

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Meaning	The son of William, from the nickname Will, Willy, or Willie. The final 's' represents the patronymic, as in the case of Williams, Johns, etc.

Origin	English, Irish, Belgian, South african

Rank	1,143 (2000 US census)	1,170 (1990 US census)

Count	28,036 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

78.56%, or 22025 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
17.4%, or 4878 total occurrences, as black,
0.52%, or 146 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.51%, or 143 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.43%, or 401 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.58%, or 443 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

English surnames

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...