Harrison (name)

This article is about the given name and surname, Harrison. For other uses, see Harrison (disambiguation).

Harrison
Family name
Pronunciation	/ˈhærᵻsən/ HARR-i-sən
Meaning	"son of Harris", "son of Harry"
Region of origin	England
Related names	Harris
Footnotes: Frequency and comparisons:^[1]

Harrison is a common patronymic surname of English origin.^[2] It may also be spelled Harrisson, Harryson or Harrysson. Harrison means "son of Harry". Early records suggest that the surnames Harrison and Harris were used interchangeably by some families. It is likely that to this day there are some Harrisons and Harrises that are related. Surname DNA projects exist for both Harrison^[3] and Harris^[4] Harrison is the 42nd most common surname in England and 123rd most common in the United States.^[1] The surname was first recorded in 1355, in London, England.^[5]

Harrison is also a popular masculine given name derived from the surname, of fairly recent origin.^[6]

As a name, Harrison may refer to:

Surname

Names listed on further disambiguation pages

Individual Harrisons

Ælfric Harrison (1889–1958), English cricketer
Alvin Harrison (born 1974), American athlete
Anna Harrison (1775–1864), wife of U.S. President William Henry Harrison
Arthur Leyland Harrison (1886–1918), British naval officer
Ashley Harrison (born 1981), Australian rugby league player
Audley Harrison (born 1971), British boxer
Bret Harrison (born 1982), American actor
Caroline Harrison (1832–1892), wife of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison
Cyril Harrison (1915–1998), English cricketer
Damon Harrison (born 1988), American football player
D'Angelo Harrison (born 1993), American basketball player
Derrick Harrison, rugby league footballer of the 1950s
Dhani Harrison (born 1978), English musician; son of George Harrison of Beatles fame
Ellis Harrison, English footballer
Fairfax Harrison (1869–1938), American railroad executive and writer
Gavin Harrison, British drummer
Glynn Harrison (born 1954), American football player
Gregory Harrison (born 1950), American actor
Hank Harrison (born 1940), American author psychologist and publisher
H. C. A. Harrison (1836–1929), Australian football pioneer
Herbert C. Harrison (1876–1927), Developer of the modern automobile radiator
Hubert Harrison (1883–1927), American writer and activist
Jenilee Harrison (born 1959), American actress
Jerry Harrison (born 1949), American musician
Joe Harrison (Louisiana politician) (born ca. 1952), American politician
Jonotthan Harrison (born 1991), American football player
Kayla Harrison (born 1990), American judoka
Kendra Harrison (born 1992), American track and field athlete
Kenny Harrison (born 1965), American track and field athlete
Kevin Harrison (born 1981), American football player
Linda Harrison (born 1945), American actress
Lou Harrison (1917–2003), American composer
Martez Harrison (born 1993), American basketball player
Marvin Harrison (born 1972), American football player
Maurice Harrison-Gray (1899–1968), British bridge player
Monte Harrison, American football and baseball player
Moses Harrison (1932–2013), American jurist
M. John Harrison (born 1945), British writer
Nigel Harrison (born 1951), British guitarist
Pat Harrison (1881–1941), American politician
Queen Harrison (born 1988), American track and field athlete
Randy Harrison (born 1977), American actor
Rex Harrison (1908–1990), British actor
Rodney Harrison (born 1972), American football player
Ross Granville Harrison (1870–1959), American biologist
Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854–1936), American lawyer and politician
Wallace Harrison (1895–1981), American architect
Wayne Harrison (born 1953), Australian theatre director
Wayne Harrison (footballer, born 1957), English footballer
Wayne Harrison (footballer, born 1967) (1967–2013), English footballer
Wilbert Harrison (1929–1994), American singer

Given name

Harrison Afful (born 1986), Ghanaian football player
Harrison Barnes (born 1992), NBA player for the Golden State Warriors
Harrison Birtwistle (born 1934), British composer
Harrison Cady (1877–1970), American illustrator
Harrison Craig (born 1994), Australian singer
Harrison Gray Dyar (1805–1875), American inventor
Harrison Dillard (born 1923), American track athlete
Harrison Ford (born 1942), American actor
Harrison Foster Pettit (1930-2014), American lawyer and poltiician
Harrison Gray Otis (publisher) (1837–1917), American publisher
Harry Libbey (Harrison Libbey, 1843–1913), U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1883–1887
Harrison Marks (1926–1997), British photographer
Harrison McCain (1927–2004), Canadian businessman
Harrison Page (born 1941), American actor
Harrison Reed (politician) (1813–1899), American politician
Hatch Rosdahl (1941–2004), American football player
Harrison Salisbury (1908–1993), American journalist
Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), American astronaut and politician
Harrison Storms (1915–1992), American aeronautical engineer
Harrison White (born 1930), American sociologist
Harrison Young (1930–2005), American actor

Fictional Harrisons

Harrison Bergeron, a rebel in the Kurt Vonnegut Jr. short story "Harrison Bergeron" (see also 2081)
Robert Harrison Blake, an author and artist in the stories of H. P. Lovecraft
Jude Harrison, musician in the television series Instant Star
Steve Harrison (character), detective created by Robert E. Howard
Tony Harrison, shaman in the television series The Mighty Boosh
Harrison John, character in the television series Popular the show

References

1 2 Harrison Surname at Forebears
↑ "Harrison Surname Meaning and Distribution". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
↑ "Harrison". worldfamilies.net.
↑ "Harris". harrisdna.org.
↑ http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Harrison
↑ J. Cresswell (1995). Dictionary of First Names. Bookmart Ltd.

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