Surnames that begin with the letter 'W'

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Willetts
The surname Willetts is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Wil(l)et," a diminutive form of William. The suffix "-s" indicates patronymic origin, meaning it was used to deno...
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Willever
The surname Willever is of German origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "wil," meaning "desire" or "will," and "ever," meaning "boar." Therefore, the name Willever can be interpre...
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Willey
The surname Willey is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It is derived from the Old English personal name "Wil(l)i," which means "will" or "desire," combined with the suffix "-ley,"...
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Willfong
The surname Willfong is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "will," meaning "desire" or "will," and "fong," meaning "to catch" or "to seize." Therefore, the meaning o...
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Willford
The surname Willford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name Wilfheard, which means "desiring peace." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used ...
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Willger
The surname Willger is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Wilhelm, which means "will" or "desire" combined with the suffix "-ger," meaning "spear." Therefore, the meaning of the su...
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Willging
The surname Willging is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Wilhelm, which means "will" or "desire," combined with the suffix "-ing," indicating "descendant" or "belonging to." Ther...
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Willham
The surname Willham is of English origin and is derived from the given name William, which itself comes from the Germanic elements "wil" meaning "desire" and "helm" meaning "helmet" or "protection." A...
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Willhelm
The surname Willhelm is of German origin and is derived from the given name Wilhelm, which itself is composed of the elements "wil" meaning "will" or "desire" and "helm" meaning "helmet" or "protectio...
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Willhide
The surname Willhide is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "wil" meaning "will" or "desire," and "hid" meaning "hidden" or "secret." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Will...
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Surnames that begin with the letter 'W'

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