The surname Williamson was first found in the Royal burgh of Peebles, where this predominantly Scottish Clan who are a Sept of Clan Gunn held a Family Seat anciently, although their interests straddled the English Scottish border and they held territories as far south as Keswick in Cumberland.
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | William |
| Meaning | "son of William" |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Williams, Willson, Wilson |
List of persons with the surname
edit- Al Williamson (baseball) (1900–1978), American baseball player
- Al Williamson (1931–2010), American cartoonist
- Albert Williamson (1866–after 1891), English footballer
- Alexander William Williamson (1824–1904), British chemist
- Alexander Williamson (missionary) (1829–1890), Scottish missionary
- Alf Williamson (1893–1917), Australian Rules footballer
- Alice Muriel Williamson (1869–1933), British novelist; wife of Charles Norris Williamson
- Alison Williamson (born 1971), British archer
- Alix Williamson (1916–2001), American publicist
- Allen Williamson (fl. 1970), American politician
- Andrew Williamson (judge) (born 1946), Manx lawyer and government official
- Andrew Williamson (soldier) (c. 1730–1786) Scottish–born American soldier
- Anna Williamson (born 1981), British TV presenter
- Anna-Lise Williamson, professor
- Archibald Williamson (1892–1972), English cricketer
- Arthur Williamson (1930–2020), Scottish footballer
- Benedict Williamson (1868–1948), British architect and Catholic priest
- Benjamin Williamson (mathematician) (1827–1916), Irish mathematical physicist
- Bethany Williamson (born 1999), British trampoline gymnast
- Bobby Williamson (born 1961), Scottish football player and manager
- Bree Williamson (born 1979), Canadian actress
- Casey Williamson (1995–2002), American murder victim
- Charles Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Chris Williamson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Clara McDonald Williamson (1875–1976), American painter
- Corliss Williamson (born 1973), American basketball player
- Craig Williamson (born 1949), South African apartheid-era police officer
- David Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Delano E. Williamson (1822–1903), Indiana Attorney General
- Dominic Williamson (born 1975), English cricketer
- Donald I. Williamson (1922–2016), British planktonologist
- Elizabeth Williamson, professor of pharmacy
- Eric Miles Williamson (born 1961), American novelist
- Emily Williamson (1855–1936), English philanthropist
- Felix D. Williamson (1921–1947), American World War II flying ace
- Francis John Williamson (1833–1920), British portrait sculptor
- Gavin Williamson (born 1976), British politician
- Gary M. Williamson (1936–2023), American politician
- Geordie Williamson (born 1981), Australian mathematician
- George B. Williamson (born 1946), American politician
- Harold Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet (1797–1861), British politician
- Sir Hedworth Williamson, 8th Baronet (1827–1900), British politician
- Henry Williamson (1895–1977), British novelist
- Henry Charles Williamson (1871–1949), Scottish pioneer of marine biology
- Herbert Williamson (1871–1946), English football goalkeeper
- Hugh Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- James Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Jack Williamson (1908–2006), American science fiction writer
- J. C. Williamson (1845–1913), Australian theatrical producer
- John Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Johnny Williamson (1929–2021), English footballer
- Johnny Williamson (1895–1979), Scottish footballer
- Joseph Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Kane Williamson (born 1990), New Zealand cricketer
- Kendall Williamson (born 1999), American football player
- Kenneth Williamson (1914–1977), British ornithologist
- Kevin Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Kramer Williamson (died 2013), American sprint car racing driver
- Lambert Williamson (1907–1975), British composer of film scores
- Leah Williamson (born 1997), English association footballer
- Lee Williamson (American football) (born 1968), American football player
- Linda Williamson (born 1952), American politician
- Lionel Williamson (born 1944), Australian rugby league footballer
- Malcolm Williamson (1931–2003), Australian composer
- Malcolm J. Williamson, British mathematician and cryptographer
- Marianne Williamson (born 1952), American spiritual activist, author, and lecturer
- Mark Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Martha Williamson (born 1955), American television writer, producer, author, activist, Christian
- Martha Burton Williamson (1843–1922), American malacologist and journalist
- Matthew Williamson (born 1971), British fashion designer
- Maurice Williamson (born 1951), New Zealand politician
- Michael Williamson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Moses O. Williamson (1850–1935), American politician
- Ned Williamson (1857–1895), American professional baseball player
- Nicholas Williamson, English secret agent, arrested in 1595
- Nicol Williamson (1936–2011), Scottish actor
- Norman Williamson (born 1969), jockey
- Norris C. Williamson (1874–1949), American politician
- Oliver E. Williamson (1932–2020), American economist
- Paul Williamson (born 1948), retired Anglo-Catholic clergyman and controversialist
- Pliny W. Williamson (1876–1958), New York state senator
- Pooh Williamson (born 1973), American basketball player and coach
- Richard Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Wood Williamson (1856–1932), British solicitor and anthropologist
- Robin Williamson (born 1943), Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Robin C. N. Williamson (born 1942), president of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Roger Williamson (1948–1973), English Formula 1 driver
- Ron Williamson (1953–2004), American baseball player wrongly convicted of rape and murder
- Roy Williamson (1936–1990), Scottish songwriter, most notably of The Corries
- Roy Williamson (bishop) (1932–2019), English clergyman
- Samuel Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Shirley Williamson (1875–1944), painter and printmaker
- Sonny Boy Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Stephen F. Williamson, United States Naval Officer
- Timothy Williamson (born 1955), British philosopher
- Troy Williamson (born 1983), American football wide receiver
- Troy Williamson (boxer) (born 1991), British boxer
- Wally Williamson (1907–1965), Australian footballer
- Sir Walter James Franklin Williamson (1867–1954), British civil servant and naturalist
- William Williamson (disambiguation), several people
- Zion Williamson (born 2000), American basketball player
See also
edit- All pages with titles containing Williamson
- Allen Williamson Bridge, road bridge in Payne County, Oklahoma
- Clan Gunn, related family
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