Allison (surname)

Origins

The earliest recording of the surname in found in England from 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).

List of persons with the surname

Alison

Archibald Alison (author), Scottish priest and essayist

Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet, historian

Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet, British Army officer

Charles Hugh Alison, British golf course architect

Charlie Alison, cricketer

Dorothy Alison, Australian actress

Ewen Alison, New Zealand politician

Francis Alison, minister in Synod of Philadelphia

Gilbert Alison, Australian politician

James Alison, Catholic priest, theologian and author

Jane Alison, Australian novelist

Joan Alison, writer

John R. Alison, American air force general

Michael Alison, British politician

Roberta Alison, American tennis player

William Alison, Scottish physician and philanthropist

Diezani Alison-Madueke (born 1960), Nigerian politician

Allison

Allison family, passengers on board the RMS Titanic

Abraham K. Allison (1810–1893), American businessman and politician

Aimee Allison (born 1969), American author, public affairs television host and political activist

Anne Allison, cultural anthropologist

Anthony Allison (born 1987), Liberian-born American soccer player

Anthony Clifford Allison (1925-2014), South African medical scientist

Art Allison (1849–1916), American Major League Baseball player

Aundrae Allison (born 1984), American footballer

Austin Allison (born 1985), American entrepreneur

Ben Allison (born 1966), American jazz, rock bassist/composer

Bernard Allison (born 1965), American blues musician

Bill Allison (actor), American casino owner and actor

Bill Allison (baseball) (1850–1887), American professional baseball player

Bill Allison (footballer) (1908–1981), English footballer

Bob Allison (1934–1995), American baseball player

Bobby Allison (born 1937), American race car driver

Brett Allison (born 1968), Australian rules footballer

Brian Allison (born 1988), Scottish footballer

Brooke Allison (born 1986), American pop singer

C. FitzSimons Allison (born 1927), American Episcopal bishop and an author

Charles Gary Allison (1938–2008), American screenwriter and film producer

Chris Allison (born 1961), British record producer

Chris Allison (police officer), British senior officer of the Metropolitan Police Service

Clay Allison (1840–1887), American cattle rancher and gunfighter

Clifford Allison (1964–1992), American stock car racing driver

Dale Allison, American Christian theologian

Darren Allison (born 1968), English record producer, musician, and recording engineer

Davey Allison (1961–1993), American race car driver

David Allison (disambiguation)

Dean Allison (born 1965), Canadian politician

Don Allison (1962–2011), American musician and vocalist

Donnie Allison (born 1939), American race car driver

Dorothy Allison (born 1949), American novelist

Dorothy Allison (psychic) (1924–1999), American self-proclaimed psychic detective

Dot Allison (born 1969), Scottish singer/songwriter

Doug Allison (1846–1916), American professional baseball player

Doug Allison (soccer) (born 1962), English footballer and coach

Elmer Allison (1883–1982), American radical activist and newspaper publisher

Fran Allison (1907–1989), American television and radio personality

Fred Allison (1882–1974), American physicist

Gary Allison (born 1952), German-born American soccer player

Gene Allison (1934–2004), American R&B singer

George Allison (1883–1957), English football journalist, broadcaster and manager

Glenn Allison (born 1930), American professional ten-pin bowler

Graham T. Allison (born 1940), American political scientist

Hank Allison (born 1947), American professional football player

Henry Allison (1828–1881), Australian cricket player

Herbert M. Allison (1943–2013), American financial expert, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability

Humberto Guerra Allison (born 1940), Peruvian physician and scientist

J.I. Allison (born 1939), American musician

James Allison, Jr. (1772–1854), American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania

James Allison (motorsport), British aerodynamicist, Technical Director of the Lotus Formula One team

James A. Allison (1872–1928), American businessman and industrialist

Jason Allison (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player

Jay Allison, American radio producer and broadcast journalist

Jeff Allison (born 1984), American baseball pitcher

Jennifer Allison (born 1966), American author of mystery novels

Jeremy Allison (born 1962), computer programmer

Jim Allison (born 1943), American football player

Joe Allison (American football), American football player

John Allison (disambiguation)

Joseph Allison (disambiguation)

Julia Allison (born 1981), American journalist and television commentator

Kevin Allison (born 1970), American comedic writer and actor

Kyle Allison (born 1990), Scottish professional foorballer

Lincoln Allison (born 1946), English writer

Luther Allison (1939–1997), American blues musician

Lyn Allison (born 1946), Australian senator

Mack Allison (1887–1964), American professional baseball player

Malcolm Allison (1927–2010), English football manager

Mary Bruins Allison (born 1903), American physician

Mary Emma Allison (1917–2010), American school librarian and UNICEF fundraiser

Matt Allison (racing driver) (born 1983), English racing driver

Matt Allison (record producer), American record producer

May Allison (1890–1989), American stage and film actress

May Allison (athlete) (born 1964), Canadian long-distance runner

Mike Allison (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player

Monica Allison, American actress and voice actor

Mose Allison (1927–2016), American jazz pianist and singer

Odis Allison (born 1949), American basketball player

Oliver Allison (1908–1989), English Anglican missionary bishop

Olivia Allison (born 1990), British synchronized swimmer

Peter Allison, Australian writer and African safari guide

Ray Allison (born 1959), Canadian professional ice hockey player

Rebecca Allison (born 1946), American cardiologist

Richard Allison (disambiguation)

Robert Allison (disambiguation)

Rodney Allison (born 1956), American college football coach

Samuel King Allison (1900–1965), American physicist

Scott Allison (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player

Stacy Allison, American mountaineer, the first American woman to climb Mount Everest

Stephen Allison (born 1971), American politician

Stub Allison (1892–1961), American football, basketball, and baseball coach

Susan Allison, American editor-in-chief and vice president at Ace Books

Susan Louisa Moir Allison (1845–1937), Canadian author and pioneer

Tom Allison (born 1944), Australian rules footballer

Tomilea Allison (born 1934), American politician

Wayne Allison (born 1968), English footballer and coach

Wick Allison (born 1948), American magazine publisher and author

Will Allison (born 1968), American author

William B. Allison (1829–1908), American politician

William Henry Allison (born 1838), Canadian politician

Wilmer Allison (1904–1977), American amateur tennis champion

Young E. Allison (1853–1932), American writer and newspaper editor

Allyson

June Allyson, American film and television actress