Addison

Meanings

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison.
4. A place name, including:
5. A town in Vermont, United States, named after the poet Joseph Addison.
6. Synonym of Webster Springs, West Virginia; this is actually the official name, after landowner Addison McLaughlin.
7. A town in Winston County, Alabama, United States.
8. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Addison Township.

Etymology

A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam + -son.