Addison (surname)

This article is about the surname "Addison". For the given name, see Addison (given name). For other uses, see Addison (disambiguation).

Addison is a Scottish patronymic surname meaning "son of Addie", a Scottish Lowlands nickname for Adam.

Addison

Pronunciation	AD-ih-sun
Origin
Region of origin	Scotland

Notable people with the surname "Addison" 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 (1754–1829), English bishop
• 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

• Addison (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Addison"
• Addison (given name), a page for people with the given name "Addison"
• Viscount Addison (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Viscounts surnamed "Addison"