About Williston
The surname Williston is of English origin and is derived from the place name Williston, which means "the settlement of Willa's people." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name were residents of a place called Williston. The name Williston is composed of the Old English personal name Willa, meaning "desire" or "will," and the word "tun," meaning "settlement" or "enclosure." Therefore, the surname Williston can be interpreted as "the settlement of Willa's descendants."
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The surname Williston is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Williston based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Williston in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Williston using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.