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William Simpson

in the US

There are 1,538 people with the name "William Simpson" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
William	6
Simpson	138
William Simpson	2,436

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is 7th most common Mary
is 8th most common Richard
is 9th most common Thomas
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is 142nd most common Snyder

is 2,432nd most common Mary Garcia
is 2,433rd most common S Taylor
is 2,434th most common J Walker
is 2,435th most common Maria Rios
is 2,436th most common William Simpson
is 2,437th most common Daniel Gonzalez
is 2,438th most common Helen Williams
is 2,439th most common John Arnold
is 2,440th most common Carmen Gonzalez

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Meaning & History

William

Simpson

(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.