Addison is a Scottish patronymic surname meaning "son of Addie", a Scottish Lowlands nickname for Adam.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
A
- Aaron Addison (born 1995), Australian tennis player
- Adele Addison (born 1925), American soprano
- Agnes Addison (1842–1903), New Zealand draper
- Albert Christopher Addison (1862–1935), English writer
- Alexander Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alwin Addison (1887–1971), Australian cricketer
- Angela Addison (born 1999), English footballer
- Anita W. Addison (1952–2004), American film director
- Arthur Addison (1842–1915), Australian politician
B
- Ben Addison (born 1985), Scottish rugby union footballer
- Benjamin N. O. Addison, Ghanaian politician
- Berkeley Addison (d.1882), British clergyman
- Bernard Addison (1905–1990), American guitarist
- Bishara Addison, American politician
- Bob Addison (1908–1988), Australian rules footballer
- Bralon Addison (born 1993), American football player
C
- Calen Addison (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
- Carlotta Addison (1849–1914), English actress
- Charles G. Addison (1812–1866), English barrister
- Chris Addison (born 1971), English comedian
- Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison (1869–1951), British politician
- Christopher Addison, 2nd Viscount Addison (1904–1976), British politician
- Cliff Addison (1913–1994), British chemist
- Colin Addison (born 1940), English footballer
- Corban Addison, American author
- Corran Addison (born 1969), South African canoeist
D
- Daniel Dulany Addison (1863–1936), American clergyman and writer
- Derek Addison (born 1955), Scottish footballer
- Dylan Addison (born 1987), Australian rules football player
E
- Edward Addison (1898–1987), English Air Force commander
- Ernest Addison (born 1963), Ghanaian economist
F
- Fanny Addison (1844–1937), English actress
G
- George Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gulston Addison (1673–1709), British politician
H
- Harry W. Addison (1920–2003), American author and humorist
- Henry Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
J
- Jackie Addison (born 1962), American politician
- James Thayer Addison (1887–1953), American priest
- Jane Addison (1771–1851), English social figure
- Jim Addison (1884–1957), Australian rules footballer
- John Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jonathan Addison (born 1965), English cricketer
- Jordan Addison (born 2002), American football player
- Joseph Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
- Juliana Addison (born 1974), Australian politician
K
- Karen Addison (born 1970), Scottish curler
- Kodwo Addison (1927–1985), Ghanaian politician
L
- Lancelot Addison (1632–1703), English priest
- Lancelot Addison (Archdeacon of Dorset) (??–1955), English priest
- Laura Addison (1822–1852), English actress
- Leonard Addison (1902–1975), British diplomat
- Linda Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
- Lily Addison (1885–1982), Australian tennis player
- Lily Isabel Maude Addison (1885–1968), Australian architect
- Lucy Addison (1861–1937), American teacher
M
- Margaret Addison (1868–1940), Canadian educator
- Mario Addison (born 1987), American football player
- Michael Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
- Miles Addison (born 1989), English football player
N
- Nancy Addison (1946–2002), American actress
P
- Paul Addison (1943–2020), British author and historian
- Percy Addison (1875–1952), English admiral
R
- Rafael Addison (born 1964), American basketball player
- Rex Addison, Australian architect
- Robert Addison (missionary) (1754–1829), English missionary
- Robert Brydges Addison (1854–1920), English composer
- Robyn Addison (born 1984), British actress
- Roger Addison (1945–2010), Welsh rugby union player
- Roy Addison (1939–2021), British boxer
S
- Shari Addison (born 1962), American musician
- Susan Addison (born 1955), English trombonist
T
- Terry Addison (born 1946), Australian tennis player
- Thomas Addison (1793–1860), English doctor
- Tom Addison (1936–2011), American football player
- Tom Addison (baseball), American baseball player
W
- Walter Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
- Will Addison (born 1992), English rugby union footballer
- William Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
See also
References
- ^ "Addison Surname Origin". searchforancestors.com. Archived from the original on 2004-11-20. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
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