Addison is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Addison
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Scotland
Meaning: In English designate the son of Adam, Addy, Adie or Addie and similar to Adamson. In the Lowland-Scotch, Adie is a familiar corruption of Adam, hence Addie-son.

How popular is Addison?

Addison is common in Ghana.

Addison is ranked 9451 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Addisons grew by 10.28894 per cent to 18169 since 2000 and ranked 1986 after elevating 33 spots. The last name was found in around 62 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 50.75 53
Black 42.95 42.49
Others 2.36 1.78
Hispanic or Latino 2.3 1.17
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.14 1.19
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.5 0.38
Addison is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ghana is ahead in terms of density. Around 57097 people have been found who wears Addison as their family name. Addison is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
16,722 Nigeria8
275,830 Ukraine8
1,005 Cayman Islands7
9,053 Senegal5
103,755 Czech Republic5
122,390 Belarus4
59,967 Moldova4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
7,294 Kuwait3
16,136 Kenya3
2,720 South Korea3
10,329 Pakistan3
19,452 Malaysia3
5,936 Bahrain2
37,372 Georgia2
18,625 Japan2
9,272 Ecuador2
5,318 Iraq2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
89,020 Tanzania2
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
4,249 Cambodia1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
10,958 Bangladesh1
120,357 Argentina1
15,162 Costa Rica1
20,172 Hungary1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
29,774 Venezuela1
19,533 Uruguay1
15,705 Cameroon1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
3,275 Nepal1
2,196 Liberia1
14,373 Jordan1
3,993 El Salvador1
11,486 Estonia1
25,746 Finland1
2,057 Isle of Man1
3,586 Honduras1
9,591 Panama1
58,885 Poland1
24,176 Qatar1
53,505 Turkey1
14,644 Tunisia1
2,613 The Bahamas1
613 Central African Republic1
21,562 Portugal1
10,683 Cyprus1
49,529 Israel1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
36,814 Romania1
9,498 Iceland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,175 Singapore41
37,591 Belgium37
193,368 Indonesia35
236,996 Russia35
8,504 Ireland33
52,947 Netherlands31
32,811 Sweden29
4,356 Trinidad and Tobago27
23,443 Norway26
813 Jersey22
46,826 Zimbabwe22
23,914 Denmark20
435,402 India19
2,892 China15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
30,349 Spain82
13,957 Switzerland81
12,440 United Arab Emirates76
3,129 Northern Ireland60
Countries with hundreds of Addison:
12,572 Germany807
27,752 Philippines451
1,794 New Zealand419
972 Taiwan348
1,965 Wales203
60,164 Brazil159
1,793 Jamaica143
2,219 Hong Kong107
62,979 Italy101
Countries with thousands of Addison:
1,066 England7,152
1,551 Australia2,063
3,184 South Africa2,046
2,957 Canada1,620
758 Scotland1,089
Countries with ten thousands of Addison:
2,008 United States20,088
215 Ghana19,410
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 30 years old painter Robert Addison who was residing in England migrated to USA on March 10, 1849 by Arrick put out from London. Mechanic William Addison, Mary Addison, aged 21, Robert Addison, aged 29, 30 years old Samuel Addison, 25 years old Thomas Addison, 25 years old Joseph Addison, are other Addison that migrated to US from London, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Addison Namesakes

  • Ricky Addison Reed, Actor
  • Joseph Addison, Essayist
  • Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison, Medical doctor
  • Chris Addison, Comedian
  • Thomas Addison, Physician
  • Miles Addison, Soccer player
  • John Addison, Composer
  • Emily Addison, Actress
  • Mario Addison, Football defensive end
  • Robyn Addison, Actress
  • TrĂ© Addison portrayed leading character of Jeremy in 2018 drama movie Now That You Know.
  • Richard Addison portrayed significant role of Malcolm in 2015 comedy, romance movie Where Do We Go From Here?.
  • Amber Addison characterized pivotal role of Amanda Bishop in 0 drama film Soldiers of Embers.
  • In 0, Sheena Addison characterized the role of Tamara McNeal in comedy and horror film Love's a Killer: Rellik's Revenge.
  • In 2009, James Addison played the role of Elliot Robinson in horror, sci-fi film Hunting Grounds.

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