Willis

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɪlɪs/ Rhymes: -ɪlɪs === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== 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. === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Willis plural of Willi == Dutch == === Etymology === Derived from a dialectal variant of wildernis (“wilderness”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Wil‧lis === Proper noun === Willis n a neighbourhood of Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands