Definition of "Williams"

A surname.

1. An English surname originating as a patronymic of common usage in Wales and England.  examples

2. An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam)  examples

A placename.

1. A place in the United States.

   1. A city in Arizona; named for frontiersman Old Bill Williams.  examples

   2. A city in Colusa County, California; named for early resident W. H. Williams.  examples

   3. A city in Iowa.  examples

   4. A city in Minnesota; named for early settlers William Mason and George Williams.  examples

   5. A town in South Carolina.  examples

   6. A census-designated place in Lawrence County, Indiana; named for postmaster Byrd E. Williams.  examples

   7. A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon; named for nearby Williams Creek, itself for Army Captain Robert Williams.  examples

   8. An unincorporated community in Modoc County, California.  examples

   9. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Indiana.  examples

   10. A ghost town in Nebraska; named for the founders' son, William.  examples

   11. A river in Oregon.  examples

   12. A river in Vermont; named for Puritan minister John Williams.  examples

   13. A river in West Virginia.  examples

2. A place in Australia.

   1. A town in Western Australia; named for the nearby Williams River.  examples

   2. A river in New South Wales.  examples

   3. A river in Western Australia; probably named for William IV of the United Kingdom.  examples

plural of William  examples