# Wilberforce

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #43,470

## Definitions
1. An English surname from Old English, most common in Yorkshire.
2. William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
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## Etymology
From Old English Wilburg + foss (“ditch”); Wilburg was a female given name from wil (“will”) + burg (“fortress”).

## Common misspellings (17)
`iwlberforce`, `wiblerforce`, `wilbberforce`, `wilbefrorce`, `wilberfforce`, `wilberfocre`, `wilberforcce`, `wilberforec`, `wilberforrce`, `wilberfroce`, `wilberofrce`, `wilberrforce`, `wilbreforce`, `wilebrforce`, `willberforce`, `wliberforce`, `wwilberforce`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wilberforce