Alison Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Alison Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Alison family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 83
Farm Labourer 9
Cotton Weaver 9
Living On Own Means 8
Blacksmith 5
General Domestic Servant 5
Agricultural Labourer 5
Laundress 5
Domestic Servant 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Waiter 4
General Servant 3
Coal Miner 3
Tailoress 3
Clerk 3
Dress Maker 3
House Keeper 3
Servant Domestic 3
Draper 3
Cotton Mill Manager 2
Cotton Piecer 2
Cotton Winder 2
Housework 2
Iron Worker 2
Fitter 2

Alison Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Allison 86% 42,869
2 Elson 67% 15,467
3 Leeson 50% 12,430
4 Olsen 50% 4,029
5 Leason 50% 3,324
6 Alison 100% 2,372
7 Olson 67% 1,437
8 Alson 83% 644
9 Elison 83% 580
10 Lauson 50% 550
11 Luson 67% 457
12 Lison 83% 309
13 Lason 67% 187
14 Eleson 67% 135
15 Alsen 67% 111
16 Leson 67% 107
17 Ealson 67% 103
18 Ilson 67% 101

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The surname Alison is the 6th most popular variant of Allison.

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