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Wilberforce Surname Origin
(Locality). That is, Wild-boar-foss, a dike, a ditch. Wil-burgh-foss.
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Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
Wilberforce Surname Meaning and Family Facts
Wilberforce Last Name Meaning
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A Wilberforce Family History Thought:
'People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.' --Edmund Burke