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William

in New York

There are 129,834 people with the first name "William" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

NameRank
William 7
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  1. is 3rd most common Michael
  2. is 4th most common James
  3. is 5th most common David
  4. is 6th most common Joseph
  5. is 7th most common William
  6. is 8th most common Richard
  7. is 9th most common Mary
  8. is 10th most common Thomas
  9. is 11th most common Patricia

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common Last Names for William

Smith, Brown, Johnson, Miller, Jones, Murphy, Kelly, Martin, Davis, Clark

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 New York

Since June 2009
53,274

Most Popular Search

William Smith, NY (999 searches)
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