WILLIAMS
Williams, Tennessee Williams, Thomas Lanier Williams
(noun) United States playwright (1911-1983)
Williams, Roger Williams
(noun) English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)
Williams, Ted Williams, Theodore Samuel Williams
(noun) United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)
Williams, William Carlos Williams
(noun) United States poet (1883-1963)
Williams, Sir Bernard Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen Williams
(noun) English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)
Williams, Hank Williams, Hiram Williams, Hiram King Williams
(noun) United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Williams (countable and uncountable, plural Williamses)
A surname.
An English patronymic surname
An Irish patronymic surname, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam)
A placename.
A place in United States.
A city in Arizona; named for frontiersman Old Bill Williams.
A city in Colusa County, California; named for early resident W. H. Williams.
A city in Iowa.
A city in Minnesota; named for early settlers William Mason and George Williams.
A town in South Carolina.
A census-designated place in Lawrence County, Indiana; named for postmaster Byrd E. Williams.
A census-designated place in Oregon; named for nearby Williams Creek, itself for Army Captain Robert Williams.
An unincorporated community in Modoc County, California.
An unincorporated community in Adams County, Indiana.
A ghost town in Nebraska; named for the founders' son, William.
A river in Oregon.
A river in Vermont; named for Puritan minister John Williams.
A river in West Virginia.
A place in Australia.
A town in Western Australia; named for the nearby Williams River.
A river in New South Wales.
A river in Western Australia; probably named for William IV of the United Kingdom.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Williams is the 3rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,625,252 individuals. Williams is most common among Black/African American (47.7%) and White (45.8%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Williams
plural of William
Source: Wiktionary
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