Last Name WILLSON

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Meaning The son of William, from nickname Will. This surname rivals, in the multitude of its representatives, the famous Johnson, Jackson, Robinson, and Dickson.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 3,562 (2000 US census) 3,303 (1990 US census)
Count 9,154 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 86.86%, or 7951 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 8.23%, or 753 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.42%, or 38 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.71%, or 65 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.7%, or 156 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.09%, or 191 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Longest last names

 The 2000 USA census contains more than 150,000 surnames. The longest surnames contain 15 characters each. There are 23 names like that. There could be more of those last names in reality. Firstly because it has been 10+ years since the survey and we could have gotten...

Russian middle names

 As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

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...

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