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'''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 languages|Germanic]] element ''wil'', meaning "desire".<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Wilson-family-history.ashx |title=Wilson Family History |publisher=[[Ancestry.com]] |accessdate=16 February 2012 }}. This webpage cited: {{citation |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }}.</ref> Possibly the most common of these names was ''[[William (name)|William]]'', derived from elements ''wil'' and ''helm'', meaning "desire" and "helmet", "protection".<ref>{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=276 }}.</ref> The surname ''Wilson'' is first recorded in England as ''Willeson'' in 1324，<ref>{{Citation |last=Reaney |first=Percy Hilde |editor-last=Wilson |editor-first=Richard Middlewood |title=A Dictionary of English Surnames |edition=3rd |year=1995 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=0-19-863146-4 |page=495 }}.</ref> and in Scotland as ''Wulson'' in 1405.<ref>{{citation |last=Black |first=George Fraser |title=The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History |publisher=[[New York Public Library]] |location=New York |year=1946 |page=817 }}</ref>
'''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 languages|Germanic]] element ''wil'', meaning "desire".<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Wilson-family-history.ashx |title=Wilson Family History |publisher=[[Ancestry.com]] |accessdate=16 February 2012 }}. This webpage cited: {{citation |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }}.</ref> Possibly the most common of these names was ''[[William (name)|William]]'', derived from elements ''wil'' and ''helm'', meaning "desire" and "helmet", "protection".<ref>{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=276 }}.</ref> The surname ''Wilson'' is first recorded in England as ''Willeson'' in 1324，<ref>{{Citation |last=Reaney |first=Percy Hilde |editor-last=Wilson |editor-first=Richard Middlewood |title=A Dictionary of English Surnames |edition=3rd |year=1995 |publisher=[[Oxford University Pres]] |isbn=0-19-863146-4 |page=495 }}.</ref> and in Scotland as ''Wulson'' in 1405.<ref>{{citation |last=Black |first=George Fraser |title=The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History |publisher=[[New York Public Library]] |location=New York |year=1946 |page=817 }}</ref>


It is the seventh most common surname in [[England]],<ref>[http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/wilson Wilson Surname at Forebears]</ref> and tenth most common in the [[United States]].<ref>http://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/2014/07/08/hello-mr-and-mrs-smith-americas-most-common-surnames/</ref> 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]].
It is the seventh most common surname in [[England]],<ref>[http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/wilson Wilson Surname at Forebears]</ref> and tenth most common in the [[United States]].<ref>http://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/2014/07/08/hello-mr-and-mrs-smith-americas-most-common-surnames/</ref> 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]].

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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

  1. ^ Wilson Family History, Ancestry.com, retrieved 16 February 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 276, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  3. ^ Reaney, Percy Hilde (1995), Wilson, Richard Middlewood (ed.), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), Oxford University Pres, p. 495, ISBN 0-19-863146-4.
  4. ^ Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, New York: New York Public Library, p. 817
  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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