Allison

Allison Meaning & Origin

About Allison
The surname Allison is of Scottish origin and is derived from the given name "Alice," which itself comes from the Old French name "Aalis." The name "Alice" means "noble" or "of noble kind." Therefore, the surname Allison can be interpreted to mean "son of Alice" or "descendant of Alice." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the offspring or descendants of someone named Alice.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Allison features prominently in our database, being among the top 1000 surnames. Explore its detailed popularity metrics and distribution:

  • Number of People with the name Allison: 52,701
  • Overall Popularity: 0.02%
  • Ranking: 646
  • Frequency per 100k people: 17.87

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Allison based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALSN
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A40205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE1 L AH0 S AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈælɪsən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALSN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Allison in Braille

Here's how to represent Allison in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Allison in braille

How to sign the name Allison using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Allison using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Allison in sign language

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