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williams Name Meaning and History

English (also very common in Wales): patronymic from William.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The williams name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the williams family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of williams Families in the US in 1920
Number of williams families
 6831-13659
 2278-6830		 1-2277
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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