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The wilson Surname

wilson Name Meaning and History

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from the personal name Will, a very common medieval short form of William.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Distribution of wilson Families in the US in 1920

Number of wilson families

3886-7769

1296-3885

1-1295

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Thread	Author	Replies
WILSON Imogene MILLS 1909-1932	t42RoseHill	0
stella wilson 1877 indiana	CarolynScott71	0
Looking for my grandfather Maceo Wilson from Weleetka, OK	aprillove2000	0
WILSON W Oscar 1879 1881	t42Arnett_RobertsonCoTX	0
SALLY A. WILSON - New York to Michigan	JCarpenter9426	2
Ruth Elsie Wilson 1908 - Missouri	Chrisrf1964	0
Wilson's in Iowa	pthwilson	0
William Columbus Wilson IA	apphs58	1
Pauletta M Wilson (1918-1995), Oklahoma	rachellegriffin1	0
James Alexander Wilson and Annie Low Nicoll Wilson	shambles99	0

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