Williamson (surname)

Family name
name = Williamson


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meaning = "son of William"
region = English-speaking countries
origin = William, Old Germanic
related names = Willams, Willson, Wilson
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Williamson is a common English language patronymic surname meaning "son of William". (William is an old Germanic name. Williamson is uncommon as a first name, but quite common as a surname in English speaking countries. Williamson may refer to:
* Alexander William Williamson (1824 – 1904) British Chemist
* Alice Muriel Williamson (1869 – 1933), British novelist; wife of Charles Norris Williamson
* Corliss Williamson (b. 1973), Former NBA player
* David Williamson (b. 1942), Australian playwright
* Henry Williamson (1895 – 1977), British novelist
* Hugh Williamson (1735 – 1819), American politician; North Carolina's representative at the Constitutional Convention
* J. C. Williamson (1845 – 1913), American-born actor-manager who founded a theatrical empire in Australia
* Jack Williamson (1908 – 2006), American science fiction writer
* John Williamson, disambiguation page
* Joseph Williamson, disambiguation page
* Kenneth Williamson (1914 – 1977), British ornithologist
* Kerri Bennett Williamson, American author, non-fiction books on home education and vegetarian cuisine
* Kevin Williamson, disambiguation page
* Lionel Williamson, Australian rugby league footballer
* Malcolm Williamson (1931 – 2003), Australian composer and former Master of the Queen's Music
* Malcolm J. Williamson, British mathematician and cryptographer
* Marianne Williamson (b. 1952), American spiritual activist, author, and lecturer
* Matthew Williamson (b. 1971), British fashion designer
* Michael Z. Williamson (b. 1978), American science fiction writer
* Nicol Williamson (b. 1938), Scottish actor
* Norman Williamson (b. 1969), jockey
* Oliver Williamson (b. 1932), American economist
* Richard Williamson (b. 1940), bishop of the Society of St. Pius X
* Roger Williamson (1948 – 1973), English former Formula 1 driver, killed in a fatal crash in the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix
* Timothy Williamson (b. 1955), British philosopher
* Troy Williamson (b. 1983), American, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings.
* William Williamson, disambiguation page

ee also

* Williamson
* Williams