Harrison is a common
patronymicsurname of
Northern English origin. It means "son of
Harry" or "Herry", representing the
Middle English pronunciation of the given name Henry.[1][2] It was in use by the 14th century.[2] It may also be spelt Harrisson, Harryson or Harrysson. Henrison also appears historically but is now rare.[2] Early records suggest that the surnames Harrison and
Harris were used interchangeably by some families.
Distribution
United Kingdom
For the latest available census data from 2011, the UK government did not generate a list of surname frequencies.[3]
United States
For the latest available census data from 2010, Harrison ranked as the 141st most common surname in the US with 181,091 entries, and Harris ranked as the 25th most common surname in the US with 624,252 entries.[4]
Earl G. Harrison (1899–1955), American dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School; commissioner of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
Tom Harrisson (1911–1976), ethnologist and World War II guerilla fighter
References
^Patrick Hanks (2006). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 2. Oxford University Press. p. 135.
^
abcPatrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure (2013). Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. pp. 1206–1207.
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Harrison is a common
patronymicsurname of
Northern English origin. It means "son of
Harry" or "Herry", representing the
Middle English pronunciation of the given name Henry.[1][2] It was in use by the 14th century.[2] It may also be spelt Harrisson, Harryson or Harrysson. Henrison also appears historically but is now rare.[2] Early records suggest that the surnames Harrison and
Harris were used interchangeably by some families.
Distribution
United Kingdom
For the latest available census data from 2011, the UK government did not generate a list of surname frequencies.[3]
United States
For the latest available census data from 2010, Harrison ranked as the 141st most common surname in the US with 181,091 entries, and Harris ranked as the 25th most common surname in the US with 624,252 entries.[4]
Earl G. Harrison (1899–1955), American dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School; commissioner of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
Tom Harrisson (1911–1976), ethnologist and World War II guerilla fighter
References
^Patrick Hanks (2006). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 2. Oxford University Press. p. 135.
^
abcPatrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure (2013). Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. pp. 1206–1207.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.