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Where Does The Last Name Allison Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Allison (Arabic: أليسن, Marathi: अॅलीसन, Oriya: ଅଲୀସନ, Russian: Аллисон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Allison? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 4,794^th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 61,841 people. The last name Allison is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Allison live; 65 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. Allison is also the 3,568^th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 294,852 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 71,156 people, or 1 in 5,094. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States Allison is found in 124 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Allison Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Allison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Allison surname rose 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 41 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Allison Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Allison surname are 14.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Allison earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 84.79% more than the national average, earning 639,517 kr per year; in Peru they earn 23.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,890 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.34% more than the national average, earning R 369,144 per year; in United States they earn 1.44% less than the national average, earning $42,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $50,890 CAD per year.