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
Scholar 418
Agricultural Labourer 116
House Servant 89
Farm Labourer 51
Coal Miner 45
Dress Maker 39
Labourer 39
At Home 29
Farm Servant 26
Servant 22
Annuitant 22
Blacksmith 21
General Servant 19
Shoe Maker 19
House Keeper 17
Pauper 16
Wife Of Above 14
Tailor 14
Carpenter 14
Errand Boy 13
Ag Lab 11
Butcher 11
Farmer 11
Power Loom Weaver 10
Laundress 10

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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