How common is the last name Allison?

49,879 people in the United States have the last name Allison, about 1 in 5,992. It ranks #665 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ALLISON

#665

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
49,879
About
1 in 5,992
This common or more
35.1%
Who bears it

Of the 49,879 people with the last name Allison, 77.3% reported their origin as White, 13.3% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Allison

#663 Rubio · 50,103#664 Phelps · 50,090#666 Arroyo · 49,828#667 Foley · 49,766

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Allison, most common first.

#30,530 Alison · 819#81,829 Alexson · 249#86,747 Alson · 231#150,935 Allyson · 108

Also a first name

As a first name, Allison ranks #188 of 53,615, with 280,746 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1994, with 8,163 births. See Allison as a first name

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