Addison is a
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, b ...
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
meaning "son of Addie", a
Scottish Lowlands
The Lowlands ( or , ; , ) is a cultural and historical region of Scotland.
The region is characterised by its relatively flat or gently rolling terrain as opposed to the mountainous landscapes of the Scottish Highlands. This area includes ci ...
nickname for ''Adam''.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Aaron Addison (born 1995), Australian tennis player
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Adele Addison (born 1925), American soprano
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Agnes Addison (1842–1903), New Zealand draper
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Albert Christopher Addison (1862–1935), English writer
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Alexander Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
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Alwin Addison (1887–1971), Australian cricketer
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Angela Addison (born 1999), English footballer
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Anita W. Addison (1952–2004), American film director
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Arthur Addison (1842–1915), Australian politician
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Ben Addison (born 1985), Scottish rugby union footballer
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Benjamin N. O. Addison
Benjamin N. O. Addison was a Ghanaian politician and mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly during the Kwame Nkrumah
Francis Kwame Nkrumah (, 21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutio ...
, Ghanaian politician
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Berkeley Addison (d.1882), British clergyman
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Bernard Addison (1905–1990), American guitarist
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Bishara Addison, American politician
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Bob Addison (1908–1988), Australian rules footballer
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Bralon Addison (born 1993), American football player
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Calen Addison (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
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Carlotta Addison
Carlotta Addison (July 1849 – 1914) was an English actress. Stage appearances included leading roles in original productions of plays by T. W. Robertson, W. S. Gilbert, H. J. Byron and Arthur Wing Pinero.
Life
Addison was born in Liverpool in ...
(1849–1914), English actress
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Charles G. Addison (1812–1866), English barrister
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Chris Addison
Christopher David Addison (born 5 November 1971) is a British comedian, writer, actor, and director. He was a panellist on several editions of TV comedy panel show '' Mock the Week''. He is known for lecture-style comedy shows, two of which he ...
(born 1971), English comedian
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Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison
Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison (19 June 1869 – 11 December 1951), was a British medical doctor and politician. A member of the Liberal and Labour parties, he served as Minister of Munitions during the First World War and was late ...
(1869–1951), British politician
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Christopher Addison, 2nd Viscount Addison (1904–1976), British politician
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Cliff Addison (1913–1994), British chemist
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Colin Addison (born 1940), English footballer
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Corban Addison, American author
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Corran Addison (born 1969), South African canoeist
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Daniel Dulany Addison (1863–1936), American clergyman and writer
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Derek Addison (born 1955), Scottish footballer
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Dylan Addison (born 1987), Australian rules football player
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Edward Addison (1898–1987), English Air Force commander
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Ernest Addison (born 1963), Ghanaian economist
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Fanny Addison (1844–1937), English actress
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George Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
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Gulston Addison (1673–1709), British politician
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Harry W. Addison (1920–2003), American author and humorist
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Henry Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
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Jackie Addison (born 1962), American politician
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James Thayer Addison (1887–1953), American priest
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Jane Addison (1771–1851), English social figure
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Jim Addison (1884–1957), Australian rules footballer
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John Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
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Jonathan Addison (born 1965), English cricketer
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Jordan Addison (born 2002), American football player
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Joseph Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
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Juliana Addison (born 1974), Australian politician
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Karen Addison (born 1970), Scottish curler
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Kodwo Addison
Kodwo Addison (1927–1985) also known as Charles Afful Addison, was a Ghanaian politician and a trade unionist. He was the member of parliament representing the Ateiku constituency from 1965 to 1966. Prior to joining parliament he had served o ...
(1927–1985), Ghanaian politician
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Lancelot Addison
Lancelot Addison (1632 – 20 April 1703) was an English writer and Church of England clergyman. He was born at Crosby RavensworthJohn Julian: ''Dictionary of Hymnology'', 2nd edition, p. 19. London: John Murray, 1907. in Westmorland. He was ed ...
(1632–1703), English priest
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Lancelot Addison (Archdeacon of Dorset) (??–1955), English priest
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Laura Addison (1822–1852), English actress
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Leonard Addison (1902–1975), British diplomat
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Linda Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
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Lily Addison (1885–1982), Australian tennis player
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Lily Isabel Maude Addison (1885–1968), Australian architect
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Lucy Addison (1861–1937), American teacher
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Margaret Addison (1868–1940), Canadian educator
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Mario Addison
Mario Addison (born September 6, 1987) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Troy Trojans football, Troy Trojans. ...
(born 1987), American football player
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Michael Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
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Miles Addison (born 1989), English football player
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Nancy Addison
Nancy Addison Altman (March 21, 1946 – June 18, 2002), also known as Nancy Addison, was an American actress noted for her appearances in soap operas. She first attracted notice for playing Kit Vested on the television soap opera ''Guiding Lig ...
(1946–2002), American actress
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Paul Addison (1943–2020), British author and historian
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Percy Addison (1875–1952), English admiral
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Rafael Addison (born 1964), American basketball player
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Rex Addison, Australian architect
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Robert Addison (missionary) (1754–1829), English missionary
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Robert Brydges Addison (1854–1920), English composer
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Robyn Addison
Robyn Addison (born 17 January 1984) is an English actress known for her roles in television series such as '' Doc Martin'', '' Survivors'' and '' Casualty'', as well as for providing the English voice of Y'shtola Rhul in the ''Final Fantasy'' s ...
(born 1984), British actress
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Roger Addison (1945–2010), Welsh rugby union player
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Roy Addison (1939–2021), British boxer
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Shari Addison (born 1962), American musician
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Susan Addison (born 1955), English trombonist
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Terry Addison
Terry Addison (born 11 January 1946) is an Australian former international tennis player. He competed in the Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Pa ...
(born 1946), Australian tennis player
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Thomas Addison
Thomas Addison (April 179529 June 1860) was an English physician and medical researcher. He is traditionally regarded as one of the "great men" of Guy's Hospital in London.
Thomas Addison began his career at Guy's Hospital in 1817, eventually ...
(1793–1860), English doctor
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Tom Addison (1936–2011), American football player
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Tom Addison (baseball), American baseball player
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Walter Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
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Will Addison (born 1992), English rugby union footballer
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William Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
See also
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Addison (disambiguation)
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Addison (given name)
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Viscount Addison (disambiguation)
References
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Patronymic surnames
Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin
Given names originating from a surname