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Type your answer here... Wilson is Anglo-Saxon (English) and originated as "the son of Will," or "Will's son," before there were surnames to identify people.

For example, "Robert, the son of Will" would morph into "Robert Wilson" when surnames came into common use.

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Linguistically, the name Wilson is English.

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Wilson is a surname of Scottish origin. Earliest records (early 1400s) are to found in Berwickshire.

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The name Wilson is English, Scottish, and northern Irish. It means son of or related to Will, a common medieval short form of William.

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