# Harrison (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/harrison/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A northern English surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 181,091 |
| US rank (2010) | 141 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,705 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (175,577 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.sən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Harry + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Harrison in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

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

## People named Harrison

- Rex Harrison, British actor (1908–1990)
- Harry Harrison, American science fiction author (1925–2012)
- John Harrison, British clockworker
- Kendra Harrison, American hurdler
- Ryan Harrison, American tennis player
- Kayla Harrison, American Olympic judoka and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
- Jane Ellen Harrison, British classical scholar, linguist and feminist (1850–1928)
- Kenny Harrison, American triple jumper and long jumper
- Gavin Harrison, British drummer
- Randy Harrison, American actor
- James Harrison, Australian blood plasma donor (1936–2025)
- Benjamin Harrison V, American planter and merchant (1726-1791)

and 79 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Harkins, Harrigan, Harshman, Harkin, Harkness, Horgan, Hershman, Hirschman, Horsman, Horrigan, Hourigan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.