How common is the surname Addison?

18,169 people in the United States had the surname Addison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,993 Americans. It ranked 1,986th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Addison?

Thomas Addison, 19th-century British physician and scientist, followed by John Addison.

Where is the surname Addison most common?

Wikidata records people named Addison in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

How do you pronounce Addison?

Addison is [ˈæɾɪsən], 3 syllables.

Is the surname Addison getting more or less common?

More common. 16,474 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,169 in 2010, up 10%.

Is Addison also a first name?

Yes. Addison is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Addison

A patronymic surname, carried by 18,169 people in the United States.

Pronounced [ˈæɾɪsən] 3 syllables Soundex A325 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Addison is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam + -son.

Addison is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,169 people named Addison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,993 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,474.

#1,986

rank among US surnames

18,169

people in 2010

6.2

per 100,000 Americans

+10.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,019)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,977	Richey	18,296	16,875
#1,978	Oh	18,285	16,885
#1,979	Keyes	18,252	16,916
#1,980	Dill	18,215	16,950
#1,981	Humphries	18,201	16,963
#1,982	Youngblood	18,197	16,967
#1,983	Capps	18,194	16,970

Who is named Addison

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

51% of people named Addison identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Addisons

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Addison
19th-century British physician and scientist, 1793–1860
John Addison
British composer (1920–1998)
Chris Addison
British comedian, writer, actor, and director (born 1971)
Adele Addison
American opera singer, born 1925
Nancy Addison
Actress (1946-2002)
William Addison
American chess player (1933–2008)
Rafael Addison
American basketball player (born 1964)
Linda Addison
American poet, writer (born 1952)

Notable Addisons come mostly from the United States (5), the United Kingdom (2) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Addison

Addison has the Soundex code A325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A325.

Questions

Where does the surname Addison come from?: A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam + -son.
How common is the surname Addison?: 18,169 people in the United States had the surname Addison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,993 Americans. It ranked 1,986th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Addison?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Addison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Addison?: Thomas Addison, 19th-century British physician and scientist, followed by John Addison.
Where is the surname Addison most common?: Wikidata records people named Addison in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Addison?: Addison is [ˈæɾɪsən], 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Addison?: Addison is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Addison getting more or less common?: More common. 16,474 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,169 in 2010, up 10%.
Is Addison also a first name?: Yes. Addison is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.