Allison Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Allison Name Meaning: From the middle english male personal name,most probably 'Allen'.From a celtic personal name of great ancientness and obscurity.

The english name is now more often spelled 'Allan'.The occurrence of the surname 'Allen' is explained for partly by the popularity of the personal name among 'Breton' followers of William the Conqueror.Imported to Britain then Ireland.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Allison Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Allison family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 144
Agricultural Labourer 116
Independent 70
Farmer 53
Male Servant 51
Labourer 41
Shoe Maker 26
Ag Labourer 25
Tailor 20
Blacksmith 16
Dress Maker 16
Carpenter 15
Cotton Weaver 15
Coal Miner 14
Independant 14
Miller 12
Grocer 9
Weaver 9
Joiner 8
Lead Miner 8
Mariner 8
Cabinet Maker 8
Mason 8
Pauper 8
School Master 8

Allison Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ellison 86% 45,974
2 Allison 100% 42,869
3 Ellson 71% 3,933
4 Alison 86% 2,372
5 Allason 86% 683
6 Allson 86% 676
7 Elleson 71% 635
8 Alleson 86% 554
9 Illson 71% 156
10 Lilson 57% 128

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The surname Allison is the 2nd most popular variant of Ellison.

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