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William

in Pennsylvania

There are 144,237 people with the first name "William" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common Last Names for William

Smith, Miller, Brown, Jones, Davis, Johnson, Thomas, Wilson, Snyder, 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 Pennsylvania

Since June 2009
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William Smith, PA (995 searches)
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