Allison (surname)

Allison
Family name
Region of origin	Scotland, England
Related names	Allison, Alison, Alinson, Allinson, McAllister, MacAllister, Ellison

Allison is a surname of English and Scottish origin.

When used as a given name it is traditionally masculine, as opposed to the feminine name Alison.

Alison, variant form Alizon, is a surname of French origin.

The surname was first recorded in England in 1248, when a "William Alisun" is recorded in the Documents of the Abbey of Bee in Buckinghamshire. In Scotland, the earliest record dates from 1296, when "Patrick Alissone, Count of Berwick" paid homage to the ruling council of Scotland in the absence of a proclaimed king.

Other possible derivations include from the region of Alençon in Normandy, and as a patronymic, meaning 'son of Ellis' (or Alice).

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