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William

in Illinois

There are 93,272 people with the first name "William" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

NameRank
William 6
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  1. is 2nd most common Robert
  2. is 3rd most common Michael
  3. is 4th most common James
  4. is 5th most common David
  5. is 6th most common William
  6. is 7th most common Mary
  7. is 8th most common Richard
  8. is 9th most common Thomas
  9. is 10th most common Joseph

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common Last Names for William

Smith, Johnson, Miller, Jones, Brown, Davis, Anderson, White, Wilson, Thomas

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 Illinois

Since June 2009
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William Smith, IL (768 searches)
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