Wilson

English

Alternative forms

• Willson

Etymology

Will (short form of William) +‎ -son

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪlsən/, /ˈwɪlsn̩/

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• Hyphenation: Wil‧son

Proper noun

Wilson (countable and uncountable, plural Wilsons)

1. An English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A minor city in Mississippi County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
   3. A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
   4. A village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
   5. A town and village therein, in Niagara County, New York.
   6. A city, the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina.
   7. A village in Belmont County and Monroe County, Ohio.
   8. A town in Carter County, Oklahoma.
   9. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
   10. An unincorporated community in Clarendon County, South Carolina.
   11. An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Texas
   12. An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas.
   13. A minor city in Lynn County, Texas.
   14. An unincorporated community in West Haven, Weber County, Utah.
   15. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
   16. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
   17. A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
   18. A town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
   19. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
   20. A village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
   21. A census-designated place in Teton County, Wyoming.
4. A small village in Breedon on the Hill parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4024).
5. A locality in Kanyaka, South Australia.
6. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Canning, Western Australia.

Derived terms

• Wilson chamber
• Wilson County
• Wilson Doctrine
• Wilsonian
• Wilson Islands
• Wilson loop
• Wilson score interval
• Wilson's snipe
• Wilsontown

Translations

surname, given name, place name

• Amharic: ዊልሰን (wilsän)
• Arabic: ويلسون
• Armenian: Ուիլսոն (Uilson)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 韋遜／韦逊 (wai⁵ seon³)

  Mandarin: 威爾遜／威尔逊 (zh) (Wēi'ěrxùn) (Mainland China), 威爾森／威尔森 (Wēi'ěrsēn) (Taiwan)

• Georgian: უილსონი (uilsoni)
• Greek: Γουίλσον (el) (Gouílson)
• Hebrew: ווילסון
• Hindi: विल्सन (vilsan)
• Japanese: ウィルソン (Wiruson)
• Kannada: ವಿಲ್ಸನ್ (vilsan)
• Khmer: វីលសុន (viilson)
• Korean: 윌슨 (wilseun)
• Punjabi: ਵਿਲਸਨ (vilsan)
• Russian: Уилсон (ru) (Uilson)
• Tamil: வில்சன் (vilcaṉ)
• Telugu: విల్సన్ (vilsan)
• Thai: วิลสัน
• Ukrainian: Вілсон (Vilson)
• Urdu: ولسن (Vilsan)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wilson is the 14^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 801,882 individuals. Wilson is most common among White (67.4%) and Black/African American (26.0%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Inlows, Wolins, slow in

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Wilson.

Proper noun

Wilson

1. a male given name from English

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Wilson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wil.sɔn/

• Audio

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• IPA^(key): /wil.sɔ̃/

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Wilson ?

1. a surname from English
2. a male given name from English

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvilzon]
• Hyphenation: Wil‧son
• Rhymes: -on

Proper noun

Wilson

1. Wilson

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Wilson	Wilsonok
accusative	Wilsont	Wilsonokat
dative	Wilsonnak	Wilsonoknak
instrumental	Wilsonnal	Wilsonokkal
causal-final	Wilsonért	Wilsonokért
translative	Wilsonná	Wilsonokká
terminative	Wilsonig	Wilsonokig
essive-formal	Wilsonként	Wilsonokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Wilsonban	Wilsonokban
superessive	Wilsonon	Wilsonokon
adessive	Wilsonnál	Wilsonoknál
illative	Wilsonba	Wilsonokba
sublative	Wilsonra	Wilsonokra
allative	Wilsonhoz	Wilsonokhoz
elative	Wilsonból	Wilsonokból
delative	Wilsonról	Wilsonokról
ablative	Wilsontól	Wilsonoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Wilsoné	Wilsonoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Wilsonéi	Wilsonokéi

Possessive forms of Wilson
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Wilsonom	Wilsonjaim
2nd person sing.	Wilsonod	Wilsonjaid
3rd person sing.	Wilsonja	Wilsonjai
1st person plural	Wilsonunk	Wilsonjaink
2nd person plural	Wilsonotok	Wilsonjaitok
3rd person plural	Wilsonjuk	Wilsonjaik

Derived terms

• wilsoni
• Wilson-tétel

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Wilson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwilson/, [ˈwil.son]
• Hyphenation: Wil‧son

Proper noun

Wilson (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from English
2. a male given name transferred from the surname

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Wilson is the 14,411^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 1,217 individuals.