Williams Family History
Williams Name Meaning
English (also very common in Wales): patronymic from
William.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Williams
Name Distribution of Williams Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Williams families
 14,856 - 29,710  4,953 - 14,855 |
 1 - 4,952  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Williams families
|
302 - 601 101 - 301 |
1 - 100 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Williams census records
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Williams Family Origin
Williams Emigration Information (US)
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to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Williams Emigration Information (AU)
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to Australia.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Williams Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Williams census records
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Military Service by Williams
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