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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
- John Kelly Wilson -- --, 1796 September 24, 1862 Virginia
- Amelia Wilson -- --, 1831 September 30, 1897 Ohio
- John Wilson -- --, 1735 May 12, 1794
- Mary Wilson -- --, 1661 December 2, 1729 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Grover Cleveland Wilson -- --, 1885 January 14, 1965 Virginia
Wilson Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Martha Wilson -- --, 1851 April 4, 1945 Virginia
- Thane Wilson -- --, 1804 December 0, 1838 North Carolina
- William Wilson -- --, 1748 August 14, 1817
- Samuel Wilson -- --, 1758 September 11, 1830 North Carolina
- Sarah Wilson -- --, 1681 December 0, 1696 England
