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Williams /wil-li-ams/ [3 sylls.] as a name for boys. Williams' name origin is Old German, and the meaning of Williams is determined protector. Williams is a version of William (Old German): from wil meaning will. Willems is a popular last name. Kreatif forms: Waliams, Walliams, Winliams.
Recorded in various spellings including William, Williams, and Williamson, this is a surname which can be of English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh origins.Wherever found it is ultimately Germanic, and was introduced into England and Scotland around the time of the Norman Conquest of 1066.he list of prominent holders of the surname is almost endless, but one of the more unusual could be said to be the famous republican Oliver Cromwell, who reigned in England from 1650 to 1658, and whose family were formerly called Williams.