Cognomen Wilson (Wilson 
, ويلسون 
, ウィルソン 
, along with others...) , worldwide, is a prevalent surname. The last name Wilson is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is a widespread surname, Isle of Man, where it is a common surname, and Guernsey (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Likewise, Wilson is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Wilson | United Kingdom, Australia, Philippines, United States, Brazil |
| ويلسون | Sudan, Iran |
| ウィルソン | Japan |
| Вильсон | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| 威尔逊 | China |
| Вилсон | Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Russia, Belarus |
| וילסון | Israel |
| Уилсон | Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
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thomas wilson English diplomat, judge, and privy councillor in the government of Elizabeth I (1524-1581), GB (b. 1524) |
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| james wilson cinematographer from the United Kingdom, GB (b. 1500) |
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thomas wilson English Anglican priest and compiler of a biblical reference work (b. 1563) |
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john wilson Puritan clergyman in Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1667), GB (b. 1588) |
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| robert wilson Elizabethan dramatist, GB (b. 1540) |
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| william wilson English Anglican priest, Canon of Windsor (b. 1545) |
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| edward wilson (1557-1653) (b. 1557) |
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| thomas wilson English official, politician and Keeper of the Records (1560-1629) (b. 1560) |
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george wilson chemist (1630-1711) (b. 1630) |
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| edmund wilson English priest (1583-1633) (b. 1583) |
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| john wilson Dean of Ripon (1586-1635) (b. 1586) |
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| aaron wilson Church of England clergyman (1589-1643) (b. 1589) |
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| brian wilson (1591-1640) Matric. pens. from MAGDALENE, Easter 1609; B.A. 1612/3 ; M.A. 1616 . Ord. deacon (Peterb.) 24 Mar., 1615/6; priest, 25 Mar., 1616. R. of Thimbleby, Lincolnshire, 1618 . Licence (Lincoln [ Lincolnshi (b. 1591) |
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| john wilson English composer, lutenist and teacher, GB (b. 1595) |
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| arthur wilson writer (1595-1652), GB (b. 1595) |
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