Willis
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪlɪs/
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Willis
- An English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Will.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A town in Grenada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana.
- A city in Brown County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Dakota County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
- A city in Montgomery County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Russell County, Virginia.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Willis is the 230th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 130,152 individuals. Willis is most common among White (62.22%) and Black (31.07%) individuals.
Dutch
Etymology
Derived from a dialectal variant of wildernis (“wilderness”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Wil‧lis
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