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ALISON

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There are approximately 2,320 people named Alison in the UK. That makes it the 4,008th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 37 are named Alison.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From given name or forename

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The Alison surname in historical dictionaries

ALISON. William Alis occurs in Domesday as a chief tenant in Hampshire under the Conqueror, and he was probably the patriarch of the large tribe of the Ellises, as well as of the Ellisons, Alisons, FitzEllises, &c. See under Ellis. It may be remarked that the vulgar pronunciation of Ellis in the South is exactly tlie same as that of the female personal name Alice. The prevalence of the Christian name Archibald, and the use of the fleur-de-lis by the Alisons support this conjecture.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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