English or Scottish: unexplained. This has the form of a
habitational name, but no such place has been identified. It may be an
altered form of Willison, or possibly a habitational name from
Willesden, now part of North London.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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