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Wilhelm Name Meaning
German: from the Germanic personal name Willahalm, composed
of the elements wil ‘will’, ‘desire’ + helm ‘helmet’,
‘protection’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Wilhelm Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Wilhelm families
 216 - 429  73 - 215 |
 1 - 72  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Wilhelm families
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14 - 25 5 - 13 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Wilhelm families
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3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Wilhelm Family Origin
Wilhelm Immigration Information
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Wilhelm Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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