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Allison Family Crest and Name History

Origins Available: English, Scottish

Where did the Scottish Allison family come from? What is the Scottish Allison family crest and coat of arms? When did the Allison family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Allison family history?

The Clan from whom the Allison family descends began among the ancient Dalriadan kingdom of the west coast of Scotland. Their name comes from the name for the son of "Ellis" or Ellis's son.

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Allison Early Origins

Historical recordings of the name Allison include many spelling variations. They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. They include Allison, Alison, Alinson, Allinson, McAllister, MacAllister, Ellison and many more.

First found in the county of Lanarkshire, where they acquired some time before 1300 the territories of their family seat at Loupe. They were descended from Angus Mor MacDonnell, Lord of the Isles, their Gaelic name was MacAllister, and it is difficult through history to distinguish one name from the other.

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Allison Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Allison research. Another 177 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1296 and 1314 are included under the topic Early Allison History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Allison Early Notables

More information is included under the topic Early Allison Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Allison In Ireland

Some of the Allison family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 155 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The Great Migration

Significant portions of the populations of both the United States and Canada are still made up of the ancestors of Dalriadan families. Some of those in Canada originally settled the United States, but went north as United Empire Loyalists in the American War of Independence. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the ancestors of many Scots on both sides of the border begin to recover their collective national heritage through Clan societies and highland games. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

John Allison approved the constitution on behalf of Pennsylvania, and Francis Allison, a great classical scholar had a conspicuous role in educating the American mind to the thought of independence

Allison Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century

James Allison who settled in Boston in 1644

Allison Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century

Andrew Allison who settled in Philadelphia in 1750 with his two brothers named James and Robert

William Allison who settled in Pennsylvania in 1764 and was one of the first to examine political strategy

Jean Allison who settled in Salem, Massachusetts in 1775

Archibald Allison, who arrived in North Carolina in 1776

Allison Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

Edward Duffin Allison, who landed in New York, NY in 1816

Elihu Allison, who arrived in Texas in 1835

Andrew Allison, who landed in Mississippi in 1845

Charles Allison, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851

Alex B Allison, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1879

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Contemporary Notables of the name Allison

Richard Allison (1757-1816), American military physician, Surgeon General of the US Army (1792-1796)
William Boyd Allison, American politician, U.S. Senator from Iowa (1873–1908)
John A IV Allison (b. 1948), American executive, Chairman and chief executive officer, BB&T Corporation/Branch Bank
Ben Allison (b. 1966), American jazz double bassist
Robert Arthur "Bobby" Allison (b. 1937), American former NASCAR Winston Cup driver, one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers
David Carl "Davey" Allison (1961-1993), American NASCAR driver
David Clark Allison (1881-1962), American architect
Graham Tillett Allison Jr. (b. 1940), American political scientist and professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
James Ashbury Allison (1872-1928), American entrepreneur, businessman and co-inventor of the Allison Perfection Fountain Pen
James Allison Jr. (1772-1854), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

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Motto

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Truth prevails
Motto Translation: Truth prevails

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References

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Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
Barrow, G.W.S Ed. The Charters of David I The Written Acts of David I King of Scots, 1124-53 and of His Son Henry, Earl of Northumerland, 1139-52. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 1999. Print.
Catholic Directory For Scotland. Glasgow: Burns Publications. Print.
Scarlett, James D. Tartan The Highland Textile. London: Shepheard-Walwyn, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0-85683-120-4).
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The Allison Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Allison Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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