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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