Alison

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Germanic

From Old French Alison, brought to England by the Normans (from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison), diminutive of Aliz, equivalent to English Alice, from Old High German Adalhaid (“of noble kind”). Became Middle English Alisoun.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Alis Root name
Abelard Germanic origin
Ada Germanic origin
Addy Germanic origin
Adel Germanic origin
Adela Germanic origin
Adelaide Germanic origin
Adele Germanic origin
Adeline Germanic origin

Popularity by Country

Alison

Rank #6418

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Alison

Rank #30229

Frequency 731 people (0.27 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 78.39% Black 10.4% Asian/PI 4.51% Two+ 3.42%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Alison

Rank #33803

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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