Last Name ALLISON

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Meaning	The son of Alice, derived from German name Adalheidis meaning "noble type." It could also be the son of Alison, and the son of Allen, corrupted from Allenson.

Origin	English, Scottish, Native American, Chilean, Irish, Creole, Belgian, South african

Rank	590 (2000 US census)	495 (1990 US census)

Count	51,504 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

83.01%, or 42753 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
12.22%, or 6294 total occurrences, as black,
0.45%, or 232 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.23%, or 633 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.57%, or 809 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.52%, or 783 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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