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Williams Family History
Williams Genealogy & Family TreeWilliams is a Welsh surname from the English/Welsh border in Breconshire and Monmouthshirewith, where the family held a seat was in Llangibby Castle in County Monmouth. It came from the given name “William” from the Old French word meaning “desire” and “protection.” In Welsh, adding an “s” to the end of the name means “son of”—thus, Williams means “son of William.” One of the earliest recordings of the name was Robertus filius Willelmi in the 11th Century. It is the second most common surname in Wales; the third most common in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia; and the fifth most common in New Zealand. Roots for this name can also be found in England. The family motto is Ensuivant la verite, meaning “By following the truth.”
Other spellings include “Willimon,” “Williman,” “Quilliams,” “MacWilliams,” “McWilliams,” “Willihelm,” “Willelm,” “Guilliam,” “Guilliams,” and “Williamson.” Notable people with the surname include American playwright Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), American Olympian Archie Williams (who won the gold medal for the 400 meter run in 1936), American soldier Private John J. Williams (the last man to be killed in the U.S. Civil War), American colonist Roger Williams (founder of Rhode Island), American musician Hiram “Hank” Williams (American country legend), and American comedian Robin Williams (Mrs. Doubtfire, Mork and Mindy, Jumanji). The first Williams to come to America were David and Elizabeth Williams in Virginia in 1623.
Williams Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Williams -- --, 1777 November 13, 1860 North Carolina
- William Williams -- --, 1777 November 13, 1860 North Carolina
- Elizabeth Williams -- --, 1811 August 5, 1895 Ohio
- William Williams -- --, 1719 September 11, 1773 Pennsylvania
- Hugh Williams -- --, 1796 December 0, 1851 Pennsylvania
Williams Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Glenn Franklin Williams December 0, 1985
- Elizabeth Williams -- --, 1814 February 15, 1895 Ohio
- Mary Williams -- --, 1800 December 0, 1890 North Carolina
- Priscilla May Williams -- --, 1887 July 17, 1971 Colorado
- Laura Marion Williams -- --, 1915 July 30, 2008
