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Wilson Family History
Wilson Genealogy & Family TreeWilson is an English/Scottish name from the personal name William and means “son of William.” The given name William means “desire” and “protection.” It was first found in the county of Berwickshire in eastern Scotland. It is the seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom; the eighth most common in the United States; and is very common in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. The earliest record of the Wilson surname was “Willeson” in 1324. The Wilson family motto is Vincit qui se vincit and means “He conquers, who conquers himself.”
Other spellings include “Willson,” “Wilsone,” “Wulson,” “Wills,” and “Wilsoun.” Notable people with the surname include American President Woodrow Wilson (the 28th President of the United States), American actor Luke Wilson (Old School, Legally Blonde, The Royal Tenenbaums), American actor Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers, Cars, Midnight in Paris), American actress Rita Wilson (Sleepless in Seattle, Now and Then, wife of Tom Hanks), and American actor Rainn Wilson (The Office). The first Wilson to come to America was Clement Wilson in Virginia in 1622.
Wilson Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Stephen E Wilson -- --, 1866 August 26, 1943 Kentucky
- Edward Benjamin Wilson -- --, 1884 December 24, 1965 Kentucky
- Thomas Clinton Wilson -- --, 1880 June 0, 1880 Kentucky
- Susannah Paralee Wilson -- --, 1842 December 28, 1906 Kentucky
- Nancy Ellen Wilson -- --, 1865 June 15, 1946 Tennessee
Wilson Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Louella Lena Wilson -- --, 1878 May 23, 1980 Kentucky
- Isabella Wilson -- --, 1787 December 0, 1872
- John Wilson -- --, 1839 December 0, 1908 Kentucky
- Rosetta May Wilson -- --, 1875 November 1, 1921 Kansas
- Willis Wilson -- --, 1835 December 10, 1908 Kentucky
