Family
William
78 named individuals sharing the William surname-sound, across 1,174 entries. This grouping clusters spelling variants that sound alike; it may include distinct families that happen to share a sound, and it cannot merge unrelated spellings of one family (e.g. Bello Campo/Beauchamp), treat it as a research aid, not an assertion of kinship.
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Spellings in this family: “Wil” · “Wilee” · “Wileye” · “Wiliam” · “Wilie” · “Wille” · “Willeam” · “Willem” · “Willey” · “William” · “Willy” · “Willyam” · “Willym” · “Wilm” · “Wily” · “Wyle” · “Wylie” · “Wyll” · “Wylle” · “Wylley” · “Wylleye” · “Wylly” · “Wylom” · “Wyly” · “Wylym”
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