ALLINSON
Allinson is a surname of both English and Gaelic origin. It is a patronymic form, derived from the personal name Alan, which itself comes from the Gaelic "Ailin" meaning “little rock” or “harmony”. The suffix -son signifies “son of”, thereby establishing Allinson as “son of Alan”. The name has been recorded in various medieval spellings such as Allenson, Allanson, Allinson, and at times Allison.
The earliest known bearer of the name was St. Alain, the 6th‑century bishop of Quimper in Brittany. His popularity among the Celtic peoples, including those in Breton, Cornish and Gaelic lands, facilitated the spread of the name throughout Northern Europe. Following the Norman Conquest of 1066, the surname became particularly common among the Breton followers of William the Conqueror, many of whom were granted land in Lincolnshire. The Domesday Book of 1086 records a figure referred to as Alanus of Lincoln, attesting to the presence of the name in that county. Cornwall also preserved the name in the dedication of a church to St. Allan.
In the 14th century, early documentary evidence includes William Aleynsson, a Scots prisoner of war who was recorded in 1375, and Nycholas Aleynson, listed in the Cambridge rolls of 1383. Other medieval records contain John Alanson in the rolls of Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire (1395) and Thomas Aleinson, a Scotsman in London, documented in 1399.
During the 17th century, one of the first settlers of the Virginia colonies bearing the surname was William Allinson, aged 25, who departed from London on the vessel Primrose on 15 July 1635. The family was also noted in England; a coat of arms was granted in York in 1635, described as "paly wavy of six, or and azure, on a chief gules, a lion passant guardant in gold". The earliest recorded spelling of the surname is that of Henry Aleyson, found in the Subsidy Rolls of Warwickshire in 1332, during the reign of King Edward the First, who reigned from 1313 to 1327.
Typical given names associated with the Allinson surname
Male
- Christopher
- David
- James
- John
- Mark
- Martin
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
- Robert
- Terry
Female
- Bm
- Catherine
- Deana
- Elizabeth
- Heather
- Jennifer
- Joanna
- Julie
- Louise
- Margaret
- Mary
- Patricia
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
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There are approximately 2,933 people named Allinson in the UK. That makes it roughly the 3,043rd most common surname in Britain. Around 45 in a million people in Britain are named Allinson.
Famous people named Allinson
- Richard Allinson - Radio personality
- Michael Allinson - Stage and film actor (1920 to 2010)
- Darren Allinson - Rugby union player
- Lloyd Allinson - Football player
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