Willing Family History
Willing Name Meaning
German: patronymic from Wille . German: habitational name from any of several places in Bavaria named Willing or places in Hesse and near Soltau named Willingen. English: habitational name from Willing in Rattery (Devon). The placename appears to derive from Old English willen weak plural form of willa wella ‘well spring stream’. English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English willing ‘willing’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022