Allinson Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Ancestors listed as Allinson are often found as Allison a generation earlier. The family name meaning is “Son of Alice, or son of Allan”, the same as for Allison.

• Allinson ranked 37,442 in the 2010 US Census, with 595 people answering to the name. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames.
• The same family of names includes Alison and Allyson.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Allinson is listed among the recognised spellings of Allison.

Allinson coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Allison surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Allinson report, with a museum-style coat of arms.