McWilliam

English

Alternative forms

• McWilliams

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Uilleim (“son of Uilleam”), a Gaelicized form of William.

Proper noun

McWilliam (plural McWilliams)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McWilliam is the 38582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. McWilliam is most common among White (86.21%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McWilliam”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 562.