Popularity of the last name by country

United States

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Origine of last name

WILLIAMS : English: variant of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/William">William</a> with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages such as Dutch <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Willems">Willems</a>. Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.

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