Williston Family History

Williston Name Meaning

English or Scottish: unexplained. This has the form of a habitational name, but no such place has been identified. It may be an altered form of Willison , or possibly a habitational name from Willesden, now part of North London.

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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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