Williams - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Williams \wi-llia-ms\ is a variant of William (Old German), and the meaning of Williams is "will helmet, protection".

The baby name Williams sounds like Williamson and Vilmos. Other similar baby names are Willis and Williss.

Williams is a very common first name for men (#596 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#3 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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