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Allison (surname)

Variants:Allen (S) Hallison (S)
Derivative of:Alice (F) Ellis (M)
Can be spelt:Alison (S)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

 

a] Scottish and English diminutive or patronymic derivative of the female name Alice [q.v.].

b] Welsh patronymic derivative of the Welsh male name Ellis [q.v.].

c] English patronymic variant of Allen (1) [q.v.].