Wilson /wil-son/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced WIL-son. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Wilson is son of William. Surname.President Woodrow Wilson; composer Robert Wilson; Beach Boy Brian Wilson.ilson is a very popular first name for males (#394 out of 1220, Top 32%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#10 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. Census).
The Election of 1860. The presidential election was held on November 6, 1860. Lincoln did very well in the northern states, and though he garnered less than 40 percent of the popular vote nationwide, he won a landslide victory in the electoral college.
History & Culture. Abraham Lincoln is considered by many to be America's greatest president. Sadly, his vision of how to reunited the North and South after the Civil War was not given a chance to come to fruition. This page provides a list of fast facts for Abraham Lincoln.