Harrison

English
"son of Harry"

Harrison Origin and Meaning

The name Harrison is a boy's name of English, Aboriginal origin meaning "son of Harry".

Harrison, a name made viable by Harrison Ford, is increasingly popular with parents who want an H name that's more formal than Harry or Hank but doesn't veer into the stiff Huntington-Harrington territory.

As a surname, Harrison has both Beatle and presidential connections. Harrison was the surname of two presidents, William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office, and Benjamin Harrison, whose election in 1888 sparked Harrison's peak as a first name.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aka Prince Harry and Meghan, used Harrison as a patronymic middle name for their son, Prince Archie.

# 119 in the US

Harrison Rank in US Top 1000

# 189 on Nameberry

Harrison Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Harrison Popularity

Famous People Named Harrison

  • Harrison Ford
    American actor
  • Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt
    American geologist, astronaut and senator from New Mexico
  • Harrison Bryce Jordan Barnes
    American basketball player
  • Harrison Birtwistle
    English composer
  • Harrison "Harry" Libbey
    U.S. congressman from Virginia
  • Harrison Reed
    American politician; 9th governor of Florida
  • Harrison Craig
    Australian pop singer
  • (William) Harrison "Bones" Dillard
    American Olympic sprinter and hurdler
  • Harrison Gray Otis
    American publisher of the L.A. Times
  • Harrison Lynn "Hatch" Rosdahl
    American NFL football player
  • Harrison Page
    American actor
  • Harrison Richard Young
    American actor
  • Harrison Evans Salisbury
    American journalist
  • Harrison Colyar White
    American sociologist
  • Harrison Webb
    YouTuber
  • Harrison Wagner
    son of actors Jack and Kristina Wagner
  • Harrison "Harry" Major
    son of model Emma Noble and James Major; grandson of British PM John Major
  • Harrison Yu
    son of singers Annie Yi and Harlem Yu
  • Harrison Miller (b. 2011)
    son of comedian Ben Miller
  • Harrison Cole (b. 2012)
    son of TV personality and footballer Joe and Carly Cole
  • George Harrison
    English musician of The Beatles
  • William Henry Harrison
    9th president of the United States
  • Benjamin Harrison
    23rd president of the United States
  • Archie Harrison Mountbatten
    Windsor (b. 2019), son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex
  • Harrison Butker
    kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs

Harrison in Pop Culture

  • "Harrison Bergeron
    " short story by Kurt Vonnegut and its main character
  • Harrison Morgan
    son of Dexter Morgan on TV's "Dexter"
  • Harrison John
    character on TV's "Popular"
  • Harrison Wright
    character on TV's "Scandal"
  • Harrison Wells
    many characters on TV's The Flash
  • Harrison
    character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"