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(This project is to research and find out more about the Williams and other related families originating in Jamaica, West Indies. This project is associated with the Jamaica "Out Of many, One People" master project.)
All Williams from the West Indies are encouraged to participate in this Project, your input is welcome. also Adding your family
Son or descendant of Guillemin, a pet form of Guillaume, the French form of William. 2) From the Belgic "guild-helm," harnessed with a gilded helmet or "welhelm," the shield or defense of many. 3) Derived from the given name "William," an Old French given name with Germanic elements: wil = desire, will; and helm = helmet, protection. In Wales, adding an "s" to the end of a surname denotes "son of," pointing to Wales as the origin of many people with the Williams surname. The Williams surname is also popular in countries such as England, Scotland and Germany. Williams is the third most popular surname in the United States and Great Britain.
Surname Origin: English, Welsh Alternate Surname Spellings: WILLIAM, WILLIMON, WILLIMAN, WILLIAMSON, WILCOX, MACWILLIAMS, MCWILLIAMS, WILLIHELM, WILLELM
The Williams of Jamaica - Ancestry.com
A Panamanian Welsh posted this on the Internet. I thought it was convenient and truistic for this project. "Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present and future."--Gail Lumet Buckley (Born on December 21, 1937; daughter of Lena Horne).
Read more: Gail Lumet Buckley
Notables
- Count Ossie (1926-1976), born Oswald Williams
- Peter Williams
- Francis Williams
- Shellene Williams
- Christopher Williams (sprinter)
- Novlene Williams-Mills
- Shericka Williams
Links
- The Modern-Day Maroons: A Genealogy site of the Welsh-Melville clan, including the six-plus related families
- Welsh Family of Jamaica
- Williams and Connected Surname Family of Jamaica
- Distant Cousin
- Last Name Williams
- Cousin Connect
- Hank Williams, was an American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as one of the most important country music artists of all time.
Surname books
Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.
Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005.
Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Avotaynu, 2004.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.
Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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