The surname Willson has a great history in Great Britain dating back to the middle ages. First documented evidence of the surname dates to the county of Cornwall in 1437. In the sixteenth century a large group of travellers known as Willson's migrated to America.
Willson is currently at number 1443 of the UK's most popular last names. Throughout the world there are approximately 109235 people with this last name. The county of Cambridgeshire in the UK currently holds the highest density of people with the surname Willson. If history is to be believed the late 19th century Willson's liked a drink or four. Never too far from controversy 2 brothers Dave Willson and Tim Willson were sent to jail in 1886 for pinching a bicycle.
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