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 1,004
Coal Miner 132
Agricultural Labourer 103
General Labourer 73
Dress Maker 48
Domestic Servant 47
Cotton Weaver 47
Farmer 44
Farm Servant 40
General Servant Domestic 34
Labourer 34
Living On Own Means 33
Living On Her Own Means 28
General Servant 27
General Domestic Servant 26
Joiner 24
Farm Labourer 21
Laundress 19
House Keeper 19
Clerk 17
Blacksmith 16
Butcher 15
Gardener 13
Errand Boy 13
Confectioner 13

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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