Where does the last name Willers come from?

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Where does the last name Willers come from?

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This interesting surname with variant spelling Willer, derives from the Old English pre 7th Century "wilige" meaning basket and would
have been a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of baskets. The name may also be a patronymic form of the Germanic male
given name "Willard", composed of the elements "wil" meaning will or desire plus "hard" brave, hardy or strong. The surname is first
recorded in the early half of the 14th Century, (see below). Recorded in the "Middle English Occupational Terms" of Hampshire are John
le Wylyare (1327), and William le Wyliere (1332). Recordings of the surname from the London church registers include; Katherine,
daughter of Jeffery Wyller, who was christened on January 30th 1595, at St. Bride, Fleet Street, the christening of Christopher, son of
Roger Willer, at St. Margaret's, Westminster, on March 11th 1608; on February 10th 1677, Cornelia, daughter of John and Maudlin
Willers, was christened at St. Giles, Crippplegate; and Hanah Willers married John Hudson on April 27th 1699, at St. Margaret's,
Westminster. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of
William le Willer, which was dated
1327, Subsidy Rolls of Sussex, during the reign of
King Edward 111, "The Father of the Navy", 1327 - 1377.