Willison Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Arms linked to Wilson and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Family name meaning

The spelling Willison grew out of Wilson, an English and Scottish surname with a long paper trail. Read literally, Willison points to “Son of Will (William)”.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Wilson was also written Willison. You may also find the name written Willson.

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