WILLIAMS Surname Meaning & Origin:
In Wales, adding an "s" to the end of a surname denotes "son of," pointing to Wales as the origin of many people with the Williams surname. The Williams surname is also popular in countries such as England, Scotland and Germany. Williams is the third most popular surname in the United States and Great Britain.
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Famous People with the Surname WILLIAMS:
- Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams - American playwright who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for A Streetcar Named Desire (1948) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955).
- Hiram "Hank" Williams - American country music legend, credited with pioneering honky tonk.
- Robin Williams - American comedian and actor
- Roger Williams - Founder of Rhode Island
Genealogy Resources for the Surname WILLIAMS:
Search Strategies for Common Last Names
Use these strategies for locating ancestors with common names like Williams to help you research your WILLIAMS ancestors online.
100 Most Common U.S. Surnames & Their Meanings
Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown... Are you one of the millions of Americans sporting one of these top 100 common last names from the 2000 census?
Common English Surnames & Their Meanings
Williams is the 3rd most popular surname in Great Britain.
Williams DNA Project
The Williams DNA project has over 535 participants making it the 2nd largest surname DNA project in the world. The Web site includes Williams records from around the world as well.
Descendants of William Williams
A genealogy of the descendants of William Williams (1778-1857) from Pittsylvania County, VA.
Williams Name Meaning & Family History
An overview of the Williams surname meaning, plus subscription-based access to genealogical records on Williams families around the world from Ancestry.com.
Williams Family Genealogy Forum
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FamilySearch - WILLIAMS Genealogy
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Cousin Connect - WILLIAMS Genealogy Queries
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DistantCousin.com - WILLIAMS Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name Williams.
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References: Surname Meanings & Origins
Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.
Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005.
Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Avotaynu, 2004.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.
Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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