Willson (name)

Willson (name)

Family name
name = Willson


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meaning = "son of Will"
region = English-speaking countries
origin = William, from Old German
related names = Wilson
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Willson is an English language patronymic surname, literally "son of Will" (William an old Old German name). There are other spellings. Willson is less common as a given name. Willson may refer to:

urname

* Augustus E. Willson (1846 - 1931), American politician
* Bob Willson (b. 1928), Canadian broadcaster
* Brian Willson (b. 1941), American USAF veteran, activist
* Crowell Willson (1815 – 1894), Canadian farmer and politician
* Crowell Willson (Upper Canada) (1762 – 1832), Canadian farmer and politician
* David Willson (b. ?), American, University of Mississippi band director
* Forceythe Willson (1837 - 1867), American poet
* Henry Willson (1911 - 1978), American talent agent
* John Willson (1776 – 1860), Canadian judge and politician
* Laurel Rose Willson (1941 - 2002), American whose claims of Satanic ritual abuse were a hoax
* Maria Willson (b. ?), British singer
* Marty Willson-Piper (b. 1958), guitarist and member of Australian independent rock band The Church
* Meredith Willson (1902 - 1984), American composer, playwright
* Michael Willson (b. 1963), British actor
* Paul Willson (b. 1945), American actor
* Quentin Willson (1957), British TV presenter and motoring expert
* Robert William Willson (1794 - ), English Roman Catholic Bishop
* Russell Willson (1883 - 1948), American Vice Admiral, inventor of the Naval Cipher Box
* Simon Willson (b. ?), Hong Kong radio producer, DJ, actor
* Stephen Clarke-Willson (b. ?), American video game and software expert
* Thomas Willson (1860 – 1915), Canadian inventor
* William H. Willson (1805 - 1856), American politician
* William Willson (MBE) (b. ?), British owner of Aston-Martin

Given name, middle name, nickname

* Charles Willson Peale (1741 - 1827), American painter, soldier, naturalist
* Mark Willson Rose (b. 1924), Canadian politician
* Walter Willson Cobbett (1847-1937), British businessman and amateur violinist
* Willson Osborne (1906 – 1979), American composer
* Willson Woodside (d. 1991), Canadian journalist

ee also

* Willson, a disambiguation page
* Wilson, a disambiguation page


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