Harrison Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Harrison Name Meaning: Of English origin, Harry is a derivation of Henry which means ‘Home Ruler’. Harrison means ‘son of Harry’.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Harrison Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Harrison family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7,624
Agricultural Labourer 1,154
Coal Miner 575
House Servant 534
Cotton Weaver 475
Labourer 449
Dress Maker 431
House Keeper 344
Servant 307
Carter 261
General Servant 248
Laundress 194
Tailor 177
Wife Of Above 164
Shoe Maker 159
Blacksmith 156
Butcher 148
Joiner 146
Domestic Servant 145
House Maid 133
Farmer 127
Stone Mason 118
Farm Servant 115
Cook 113
Farmers Son 111

Harrison Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Harrison 100% 486,024
2 Harrisson 89% 3,978
3 Harison 88% 2,870
4 Herrison 88% 1,417
5 Horrison 88% 703
6 Harrsion 75% 624
7 Harrson 88% 592
8 Harreson 88% 507
9 Harrrison 89% 113

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The surname Harrison is the most popular version of all its varients

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