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Re: Can someone tell me the meaning of my surname "Wills"?
Wills is probably like Wilson, so somewhere before 1066 in England and ancestor of yours was Will's Kid, hence Wills.
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Wilson is the son of william which is an english name(so says this site anyway). So I really want to be sure.a
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Well Johns, Williams, etc are just possessive (cant remember how to spell that) name. Like my previous example that John there is Wills, therefore he is John Wills.However I will check my Aunt book on surnames.
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