Explore the Family Name Willison

The meaning of Willison

English: variant of Wilson.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Willison in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Willison has seen some fluctuations in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held a rank of 9761, which fell slightly to 10075 in 2010, reflecting a decrease of 3.22%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Willison surname increased during this time from 3056 to 3199, a rise of 4.68%. However, when expressed as a proportion per 100,000 population, there was a small decline from 1.13 to 1.08, equivalent to a -4.42% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,761	#10,075	-3.22%
Count	3,056	3,199	4.68%
Proportion per 100k	1.13	1.08	-4.42%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Willison

When considering ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows noticeable shifts within the Willison surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The predominant ethnicity remains White, though its representation decreased slightly from 91.20% to 90.31%. Those identifying as Hispanic saw the largest increase, from 1.41% to 2.25%, a substantial 59.57% change. The category of Two or more races also experienced a significant growth of 39.60%, moving from 1.01% to 1.41%. There was a minor increase in those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0.46% to 0.53%. Conversely, representation of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities both declined. Black decreased from 5.20% to 4.97%, while American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped from 0.72% to 0.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.2%	90.31%	-0.98%
Black	5.2%	4.97%	-4.42%
Hispanic	1.41%	2.25%	59.57%
Two or More Races	1.01%	1.41%	39.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.46%	0.53%	15.22%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.72%	0.53%	-26.39%