Williams (surname)

Williams (surname)

Family name
name = Williams


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pronunciation = Williams
meaning = derived from Son or descendant of Guillemin
region = England
origin = English, Norman
related names = William, Willimon, Williman, Williamson
footnotes = [ [http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files ] ]

Williams is a patronymic form of the name William that originated in medieval EnglandReaney & Wilson p.493] and later came to be extremely popular in Wales. The meaning is derived from "son" or "descendant of Guillemin", the French form of William. Derived from an Old French given name with Germanic elements; will = desire, will; and helm = helmet, protection. [ [http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/w/bl_name-WILLIAMS.htm WILLIAMS - Surname Meaning | Origin for the Surname Williams Genealogy ] ] It is the second most common surname in Wales and the third most common surname in the whole of the United Kingdom, the third most common in the United States of America and Australia and the fifth most common in New Zealand. [United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). . Retrieved on 25 February 2008.]

Earliest useage

The earliest recorded use of the surname;:in the form of Willam is from 1279 in Oxfordshire, [Reaney & Wilson p.493, sourced from the "Rotuli Hundredorum" 1812, 1818] :in the form of William is from 1299 in Whitby, Yorkshire,:in the form of Williames is from 1307 in Staffordshire. [Reaney & Wilson p.493, sourced from the Staffordshire Assize Rolls]

ee also

* List of people with surname Williams
* Williams Baronets
* Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose

Notes

References


*PH Reaney & RM Wilson, "A Dictionary of English Surnames:The Standard Guide to English Surnames", Oxford University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-19-863146-4.

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