title: Williston (surname)
text: # Williston (surname)
  
  Williston is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
  
  * David Williston (1868–1962), American landscape architect
  * Edward Bancroft Williston (1837–1920), officer in the United States Army
  * George H. Williston (1818–1881), American state and territorial legislator
  * Lorenzo P. Williston (1815–1887), American lawyer and politician
  * Ray Gillis Williston (1914–2006), Canadian educator and politician
  * Samuel Wendell Williston (1851–1918), American paleontologist
  * Samuel Williston (1861–1963), American lawyer
  