What does WILSON mean?

Definitions for WILSON
ˈwɪl sən; ˈlæn fərdwil·son

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Wilson, Harriet Wilsonnoun

    author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

  2. Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilsonnoun

    English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)

  3. Wilson, Alexander Wilsonnoun

    Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)

  4. Wilson, Robert Woodrow Wilsonnoun

    United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)

  5. Wilson, John Tuzo Wilsonnoun

    Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)

  6. Wilson, James Wilsonnoun

    American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)

  7. Wilson, E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilsonnoun

    United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)

  8. Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilsonnoun

    Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)

  9. Wilson, Edmund Wilsonnoun

    United States literary critic (1895-1972)

  10. Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilsonnoun

    28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)

  11. Wilson, Mount Wilsonnoun

    a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)

Wiktionary

  1. Wilsonnoun

    derived from the surname

  2. Wilsonnoun

    Harold Wilson, Labour politician and British Prime Minister

  3. Etymology: From Will, short form of the given name.

ChatGPT

  1. wilson

    Wilson is a surname of English and Scottish origin that means "son of Will". It is also used as a first name. In addition, Wilson can refer to various places, companies, or entities, such as Wilson Sporting Goods, an American sports equipment manufacturer, or Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States. The exact reference of "Wilson" would depend on the context in which it is used.

Wikidata

  1. Wilson

    Wilson is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 18th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 49,167 according to the 2010 census.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. WILSON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wilson is ranked #14 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Wilson surname appeared 801,882 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 272 would have the surname Wilson.

    67.3% or 540,148 total occurrences were White.
    25.9% or 208,409 total occurrences were Black.
    2.6% or 20,929 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.3% or 19,085 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1% or 8,500 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.6% or 4,811 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'WILSON' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2579

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'WILSON' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3443

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of WILSON in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of WILSON in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of WILSON in a Sentence

  1. Russell Wilson:

    Well, first of all, why would Russell Wilson want it any other way ? i want to compete at the highest level. So, I think first of all, we need to talk about John Elway, about Peyton Manning.

  2. Jordan Taylor:

    Kamui Kobayashi, once a Formula 1 driver and member of Taylors winning team last year, was spectacular and the Japanese driver closed the final three hours to beat No. 77 Mazda Team Joest by more than a minute. The Cadillac was the only car on the lead lap for long stretches of the race. Jordan Taylor, who finished fourth in the Le Mans class, couldnt even remember the last time a Wayne Taylor Racing car won a race without a Taylor in the cockpit. Jordan Taylor first guessed 2004, then amended Jordan Taylor answer to 2008. I think since 2013 we went only one year without finishing on the podium, its an incredible team, an incredible victory, a lot of good guys on the team who are like family. Jordan Taylor stoically watched from the Team Penske pits. I couldnt show too much excitement in our pits, Jordan Taylor said. But very happy for my dad and the whole team. They really deserved it, they were dominant. The race had a record 833 laps, breaking the mark of 808 set two seasons ago. Jordan Taylor now has two wins as a driver one when Jordan Taylor drove for Wayne Taylor Racing and four as a team owner. DragonSpeed USA won the Le Mans Prototype 2 class. BMW Team RLL won the Le Mans class for the second consecutive year. Paul Miller Racing won the GT Daytona Beach class, the slowest but stacked division that had 18 entries including the Aim Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 with Kyle Busch. Kyle Busch was really good in Kyle Busch first endurance race, but the team had its share of struggles with attrition and was never a contender. Still, Kyle Busch said hed be interested in a return to sports car racing, especially if Toyota or Lexus moves up to the prototype class, because hed like a shot at racing for the overall win. Hopefully there is some things that Toyotas got up their sleeve as to what kind of class they want to participate in and what kind of cars they want to run over here in the next few years, Kyle Busch said. I would certainly be, Scott Dixon know, all hands on deck to put my hands up to get ready to go for a DP overall win. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP New regulations reached for 2022 earlier this weekend would make IMSAs prototype class eligible for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, another race Busch could potentially elbow into in the future. Toyota Racing Development President David Wilson said the manufacturer has no current plans to move up in class with Lexus or enter prototypes with Toyota. We are very happy racing in the GTD Series and we intend to continue as we still have races and championships to win, Development President David Wilson said. We would not rule it out in the future, but at the present time we have no plans to participate. Kyle Busch was highly praised by Kyle Busch teammates, as well as team co-owner Jimmy Vasser, who said not one person in the organization had an issue with the temperamental driver. Kyle Busch impressed. I am not sure why we should be impressed. Hes a NASCAR champion. Hes won more NASCAR races in the modern day than anybody, but it takes a lot of confidence and guts to jump into a discipline that hed never really done before and he did it with ease.

  3. Lyndon B. Johnson:

    I won't have you electioneering on my doorstep. Every time you get in trouble in Parliament you run over here with your shirttail hanging out. (To Prime Minister Harold Wilson)

  4. Election Day , Trump:

    There's nothing new under the sun, i think many of Election Day , Trump are aware that President Wilson 100 years ago, a little over a 100 years ago, deployed the US Army to the Southwest border. That's over a century ago. The threat then was Pancho Villa's troops, a revolutionary raiding across the border into the United States, New Mexico, in 1916 and there's a more recent history of DoD support on United States : It spans four administrations and both political parties.

  5. Nick Shelton:

    Flags, flowers and letters alike lie near the remains of Wayne Wilson at the conclusion of the memorial service at the Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles, Mich., Niles Wednesday, July 17, 2019. ( Emil Lippe/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) Mourners came from several states away to honor him. It said on Facebook he didnt have any family. He does have family, Ohio resident Kenneth Creechtold WNDU-TV. Everybody that stepped foot in Vietnam is a brother. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In brief remarks, Niles Mayor Nick Shelton thankedWilson and others like Niles Mayor Nick Shelton thankedWilson. General George S. Patton Jr. said it best : It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived, thank God for Wayne Wilson and thank you all for being a part of his legacy.

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