Does it come from scotland
2007-08-12 01:46:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I think Wilson is an English name. Look up the name origin in a search.
2007-08-12 01:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by scotslad60 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ancestry.com gives the "Top Places of Origin for Wilson" as
England-- 5106
Ireland-- 2637
Scotland-- 2437
Great Britain-- 1075
Sweden-- 662
Germany-- 254
As for Ports of Departure, Wilsons immigrated from the following places:
Liverpool, England, and Queenstown, Ireland (32%)
Liverpool, England (24%)
Glasgow, Scotland (8%)
Glasgow, Scotland, and Moville, Ireland (8%)
Aspinwall, Panama (6%)
All other ports (22%)
Within England itself, the surname Wilson is the most common in
Yorkshire (21%)
Lancashire (16%)
London (11%)
Durham (9%)
BTW, US President Woodrow Wilson was of Scotch-Irish (or Protestant Ulster-Irish) and Scottish ancestry.
2007-08-12 02:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by Ellie Evans-Thyme 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The name Wilson (or Willson) comes from France and from the form Willhem. This meant "Will Helmet" (Originally Old German) . Wilson has derived from this with dozens of similar spellings. DB
2007-08-12 05:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
England and Scotland.
2007-08-12 01:54:23 · answer #4 · answered by Clare 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to several search engines i came across it originates from both England and Scotland. Take a look at this link it seems pretty interesting
http://www.btinternet.com/~phia.c/phia.c/page5.html
Hope it helps
2007-08-12 02:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sri Lanka
2016-05-20 05:26:14 · answer #6 · answered by maureen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the derivation is 'son of Will', it will be a common surname in any English speaking country where 'Will' or 'William' has been a common forename. So it would not be specifically Scottish, no.
2007-08-12 02:05:20 · answer #7 · answered by eriverpipe 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i don't have an answer to your question but i would be interested to know where the name "Wilson" originates from. my grandmother's maiden name..on my father's side was Wilson. sorry for not being able to answer but am curious, too.
2007-08-12 01:53:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it, but it's very common in South Lakeland and the borders. Obviously means Will's son. The 'son' bit is also used in Scandinavia. Will must have been very prolific!
2007-08-12 05:08:18 · answer #9 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋