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Wilson

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Will (short form of William) +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪlsən/, /ˈwɪlsn̩/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Wil‧son

Proper noun

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Wilson (countable and uncountable, plural Wilsons)

  1. An English, Scottish and northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
    • 2025 September 12, Lisa Respers France, “Rainn Wilson says ‘The Office’ was ‘based around clueless, insensitive, racist, sexist people’”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 8 October 2025:
      Rainn Wilson believes “The Office” would have to be different today.
    • 2025 September 27, Kit Maher, “Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities”, in CNN‎[2], archived from the original on 16 October 2025:
      State and local leaders, including US Sen. Jeff Merkley, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, US Rep. Maxine Dexter and City Council members, urged the community to stay peaceful at a news conference on Friday night, according to CNN affiliate KPTV, after the city saw an increase in activity by federal agents.
  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.
      • 2024 November 28, Josh Ocampo, “Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common”, in The New York Times‎[3], archived from the original on 1 December 2024:
        Even frozen water is expensive: The ski towns of Teton Village, Wyo., and Wilson, Wyo., both made the top 10.
    22. A number of townships, listed under Wilson Township.
  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

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Translations

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Wilson is the 14th 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

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Wilson.

Proper noun

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Wilson

  1. a male given name from English

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Wilson.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Wilson m

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

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Wilson

  1. Wilson

Declension

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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

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Wilson.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈw̝ilson/ [ˈw̝il.sõn]
  • Rhymes: -ilson
  • Syllabification: Wil‧son

Proper noun

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Wilson m

  1. a male given name from English

Proper noun

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Wilson m or f by sense

  1. a surname from English

Derived terms

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Wilson.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Wilson (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

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

Statistics

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