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William

in California

There are 164,676 people with the first name "William" in California.

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Ranking in California

NameRank
William 9
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  1. is 5th most common James
  2. is 6th most common Maria
  3. is 7th most common Jose
  4. is 8th most common Richard
  5. is 9th most common William
  6. is 10th most common Mary
  7. is 11th most common Thomas
  8. is 12th most common Mark
  9. is 13th most common Daniel

Similar Names and Nicknames

Will, Will, Billy, Billie, Willy, Willie, Willbur, Willis, Bil, Wilis

Most Common Last Names for William

Smith, Johnson, Brown, Jones, Miller, Davis, Anderson, Lee, Wilson, Martin

Meaning & History

(male) Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John, but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.

Short forms: Will, Bill.

Pet forms: Willy, Willie, Billy.

Cognates: Irish: Uilliam. Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam. Welsh: Gwilym. German: Wilhelm. Dutch: Willem. Scandinavian: Vilhelm. French: Guillaume. Spanish: Guilermo. Catalan: Guillem. Portuguese: Guilherme. Italian: Guglielmo. Czech: Vilém. Slovenian: Viljem. Hungarian: Vilmos. Lithuanian: Vilhelmas. Latvian: Vilhelms.

Recent Searches for "William" in California

Since June 2009
49,526

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William Smith, CA (993 searches)
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