Wilson (name)

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This article is about the name. For people who share this surname, see List of people with surname Wilson. For people who share this given name, see List of people with given name Wilson. For other uses, see Wilson (disambiguation).

Wilson is an English surname, common in the English-speaking world. The name is derived from a patronymic form of Will, a popular medieval name. The medieval Will is derived from any of several names containing the first Germanic element wil, meaning "desire".[1] Possibly the most common of these names was William, derived from elements wil and helm, meaning "desire" and "helmet", "protection".[2] The surname Wilson is first recorded in England as Willeson in 1324，[3] and in Scotland as Wulson in 1405.[4]

It is the seventh most common surname in England,[5] and tenth most common in the United States.[6] Wilson is also now quite common as a surname in many other countries with a large English-speaking population such as Canada, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand.

Wilson is also a given name.

See also

  • Willson, a variant of the surname
  • Williams, a surname that also means "son of William"

References

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  5. ↑ Wilson Surname at Forebears
  6. ↑ http://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/2014/07/08/hello-mr-and-mrs-smith-americas-most-common-surnames/

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