Be interesting to know what those 1700 statistics looked like before Hastinbgs -- I'd be willing to bet William got a big boost as a name for having been hung on the Conqeror of England. Dominant figure in the popular imagination and all that...

Come to think of it, the Willy of which we are all so fond is also a dominant figure in the popular imagination, much as Little Kitty is. Maybe there's something to this after all....

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