Allison

Meanings

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1950 usage.
3. A female given name from the Germanic languages, of 1940s and later usage, variant of Alison.
4. A community in Moncton Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado.
7. A township in Lawrence County, Illinois.
8. A small city, the county seat of Butler County, Iowa.
9. A township in Decatur County, Kansas.
10. An unincorporated community in Nodaway County, Missouri.
11. A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
12. A township in Brown County, South Dakota.

Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive form of Alan, Alexander or Alice + -son.