When Sao Vaafusuaga Williams was born about 1851, in Saasaai, Fa'asaleleaga, Savai'i, Samoa, his father, Vaafusuaga William, was 28 and his mother, Mrs. Vaafusuaga William, was 32. He married Mrs Sa'O about 1871, in Upolu, Samoa. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 18 January 1940, in Falelima, Samoa, at the age of 90, and was buried in Falelima, Samoa.
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Germany annexes Western Samoa, the U.S. takes over eastern Samoa and Britain withdraws its claim to the islands in accordance with treaty between Germany, Britain and the U.S.
New Zealand occupies Western Samoa during World War I and continues to administer it after the war by virtue of a League of Nations mandate (and a United Nations mandate after World War II).
U.S. troops stationed in Western Samoa during World War II, but no battles are fought on the islands.
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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