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 [ 3 syll. har-ri-son, ha-rris-on ] The boy name Harrison is pronounced HHEHRahSahN KEY. Harrison's origin and use are both in the English language. Harrison is of the meaning 'son of Harry'. Derived from the element son. The first name is from the English surname. The first name was adopted in the 19th century. In the USA, its popularity was boosted by the presidents William H. Harrison (1773-1841) and Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901). Variant forms of Harrison include the English names Harris and Harrisen. See also the related form, the English Harry. Harrison is a popular baby name for boys. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1970s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2000, 0.095% of baby boys were named Harrison. Its ranking then was #184. In 2008, it ranked at #219 with a usage of 0.080%, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group. Harrison was more widely used than the next ranked name, the English Harry, by 5 times in 2008. Baby names that sound like Harrison include the English Harrisen and the Indian Hargun. A famous person named Harrison is Actor, Harrison Ford, born 13 July 1942, Chicago, Illinois. KEY: Pronunciation for Harrison: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
