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What does Harrison mean?
Harrison 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced HARE-ee-sun. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Harrison is "son of Harry". Transferred use of the surname. Use may have been influenced by US presidents William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) and his grandson Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901). Actor Harrison Ford.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, surname, ford (river)
Variations
VARIANTS Harris, Harriss, Harrisson
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Harrison Yasiel (H.Y.), ..
How popular is Harrison?
Harrison is a very popular first name for men (#568 out of 1220, Top 47%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#128 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Harrison reached its apex rank of #107 in the U.S. in the year 2016, and is at #115 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent alternative form of Harrison (#115 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) ranked in the Top 2000 is Harris (#1023). These forms of Harrison reached the top of their popularity in 2016 (ADOPTION OF 0.21%) and have remained as common to this day (ADOPTION 0.2%, 2.7% LESS). Harrison is the most fashionable birth name among these.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aarron, Barron, Barrton, Carlson, Carlsson, Carson▲, Corridon, Darion▼, Darrian, Darrien, Darrin▼, Darrion▼, Darron, Davison, Farrimond, Farrin, Farris, Farrish, Farron, Garion, Garretson, Garrin, Garrison, Garrisson, Garron, Garson, Hadrian, Hadrien, Haimon, Hanson, Hansson, Harbin, Hardin, Hardon, Harish, Harkan, Harken, Harkin, Harlin, Harmon▼, Haron, Haroon, Harri, Harrie, Harrington, Henryson, Herrior, Jaimison, Jaison, Jamison▲, Jarrin, Jarron, Karlson, Karlsson, Karson▲, Larrin, Larron, Larson, Larsson, Lauriston, Maddison, Madison▼, Marion▼, Marmion, Marrinor (see Marriner), Morrison, Morrisson, Narciso, Parris, Parrish, Parriss, Parson, Tarrin, Tarron and Warrin. These names tend to be less commonly used than Harrison.
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