Orrison

English

Etymology

Apparently a patronymic surname from Orris +‎ -son.

Proper noun

Orrison (plural Orrisons)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Orrison is the 38439^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 576 individuals. Orrison is most common among White (93.58%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Orrison”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.