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What does Wilson mean?
Wilson 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced WIL-son. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Wilson is "son of William". Surname. President Woodrow Wilson; composer Robert Wilson; Beach Boy Brian Wilson. Also form of William.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, surname
Variations
VARIANT Willson
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Wilson Sam (W.S.), ..
How popular is Wilson?
Wilson is a very popular first name for males (#394 out of 1220, Top 32%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#10 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Wilson reached its top rank of #145 in the U.S. during 1910-1919, and is currently at #622. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
The only other popular varying form of Wilson (#622 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) is William (#3). Adoption of these relations of Wilson was more pronounced among parents during the years 1880-1889 (ADOPTION OF 7.8%) and is now much diminished (ADOPTION 0.8%, 89% LESS).
Similar Names
Wilson▼ is pronounced similarly to Allson, Ellson and Elson. Other recommended sound-alike names are Colson▲, Dillon▼, Dilon, Eilon, Gibson▲, Gillon, Gillson, Gilon, Gilson, Hilton▼, Jimson, Milton▼, Neilson, Nelson▼, Nilson, Nilsson, Tildon, Tilton, Vinson, Waldon, Walton▼, Watson▲, Weldon▼, Welton, Wilkins, Wilkinson, Wilmot, Wilton▼, Winsor, Winston▲ and Winton. These names tend to be less frequently used than Wilson.
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