Harrison is a common patronymic surname of Northern English origin.
It means "son of Harry" or "Herry", due to the Middle English pronunciation of the given name Henry.
[2] Early records suggest that the surnames Harrison and Harris were used interchangeably by some families.
For the latest available census data from 2011, the UK government did not generate a list of surname frequencies.
[3] For the latest available census data from 2010, Harrison ranked as the 141st most common surname in the US with 181,091 entries, and Harris ranked as the 25th most common surname in the US with 624,252 entries.