Harrison (name)

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Harrison (or Harrisson or Harryson or Harrysson) (\ha-rri-son\) is a common patronymic surname with both English and Celtic origins. It can mean both "son of Harry" and "Golden Strength".[1] 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. DNA Surname projects exist for both Harrison[2] and Harris[3]

Harrison is also a popular masculine given name of Old English origin.[4]

People with the name Harrison or its variants include:

[edit] Surname

Harrison
Family Name
Pronunciation HARE-ee-sun
Meaning "son of Harris", "son of Harry"
Region of origin Britain
Related names Harris
Popularity Behind the Name 
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with Harrison

[edit] Given name

Harrison
Given Name
Pronunciation HARE-ee-sun
Gender male
Meaning "son of Harry", "son of Harris"
Origin Old English
Related names Harry
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with Harrison
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[edit] Fictional characters

[edit] References

  1. ^ Harrison Stickle. nationmaster.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  2. ^ Harrison. worldfamilies.net.
  3. ^ Harris. harrisdna.org.
  4. ^ Harrison - name meaning & origin. thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.

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