The origin of the name Wilson is Scottish and the Coat of Arms contains On a black shield a gold wolf and three gold estoiles. The Crest is A gold wolf. The family motto is Semper vigilans.
Spelling variations include: Wilson, Willson, Wilsone, Wulson, Wilsoun and others.
First found in Berwickshire, where the wilson family held a seat from ancient times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Wilson, who settled in Virginia in 1623; Ann Wilson, who immigrated to Maryland in 1673; Richard Wilson, who arrived in the Barbados with his wife and two children and servants in 1680.
