'Harrison' (or 'Harrisson') is a common name with both English and Celtic origins. It can mean both "son of Harry" and "Golden Strength"^[1]

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Places

Surname

Given name

Middle name

Other

Notes

Places

★ Several places in the United States:

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★ Harrison, Arkansas

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★ Harrison, Maine

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★ Harrison, Clare County, Michigan

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★ Harrison, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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★ Harrison, Nebraska

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★ Harrison, New Jersey

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★ Harrison, New York

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★ Harrison, Ohio

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★ Harrison, Tennessee

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★ Harrison, Wisconsin

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★ Harrison County, Indiana

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★ Harrison County, Iowa

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★ Harrison County, Mississippi

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★ Harrison County, West Virginia

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★ Harrisonburg, Louisiana

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★ Harrisonburg, Virginia

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★ Harrisonville, Missouri

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★ Harrison Township, Michigan

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★ Harrison Township, New Jersey

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★ Harrison Township, Pennsylvania

★ Other places:

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★ Harrison, Australian Capital Territory a planned suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin

Surname

★ People with the surname "Harrison" or "Harrisson":

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★ Alvin Harrison (US Athlete)

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★ Anna Harrison (wife of William Henry Harrison)

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★ Arthur Leyland Harrison (VC recipient)

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★ Ashley Harrison (Australian rugby league footballer)

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★ Audley Harrison (Professional Boxer)

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★ Benjamin Harrison (US President)

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★ Benjamin Harrison V (US planter and revolutionary)

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★ Caroline Harrison (wife of Benjamin Harrison)

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★ David Harrison (basketball player)

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★ David H. Harrison (Canadian premier)

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★ Dhani Harrison (son of George)

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★ Douglas Patrick Harrison (Chemical Engineer)

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★ Elizabeth Harrison (daughter of President Benjamin Harrison)

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★ Francis Burton Harrison (politician)

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★ George Harrison (musician and member of the Beatles)

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★ Harry Harrison (author)

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★ Henry Baldwin Harrison (b.1821 Connecticut Governor)

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★ Henry C. Harrison (1836-1929, Australian rules football pioneer)

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★ Henry Thomas Harrison (a.k.a. "Harrison") A spy for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Most well known, for the information he gave Robert E. Lee, which as a result, convinced Lee to converge on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, thus causing the Battle of Gettysburg.

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★ James Harrison (several people, Canadian and Australian)

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★ Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928, classical scholar)

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★ Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)

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★ John Harrison (clock-maker)

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★ John Harrison (VC recipient India)

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★ John Harrison (VC recipient WWI)

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★ Linda Harrison (actress)

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★ Lou Harrison (composer)

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★ Marvin Harrison (NFL wide receiver)

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★ Mary Dimmick Harrison (wife of Benjamin Harrison)

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★ Michael John Harrison (writer)

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★ Pat Harrison (politician)

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★ Randy Harrison (American actor)

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★ Rex Harrison (actor)

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★ Rodney Harrison (NFL Football Player)

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★ Steve Harrison (Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in 2006)

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★ Thomas Harrison (political figure)

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★ Tom Harrisson (British adventurer, naturalist, ethnographer, and museum curator)

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★ Wallace Harrison (architect)

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★ Wilbert Harrison (singer)

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★ William B. Harrison, Jr. (CEO JPMorgan Chase)

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★ William Harrison (clergyman)

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★ William Henry Harrison (US president)

Given name

★ As a given name, the diminutive Harry may sometimes be used. Several people with the given name "Harrison":

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★ Harrison da Costa (Canadian Athlete)

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★ Harrison Bergeron (fictional)

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★ Harrison Birtwistle (composer)

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★ Harrison C. Davies (actor)

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★ Harrison Ford (actor)

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★ Harrison Gray Otis (publisher)

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★ Harrison McCain (Businessman)

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★ Harrison Reed (governor)

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★ Harrison Schmitt (astronaut, senator)

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★ Harrison Kris (musician)

Middle name

★ Several people with the middle name "Harrison":

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★ William Harrison Ainsworth (novelist)

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★ James Harrison Rigg (clergyman)

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★ Mary Harrison McKee (daughter of President Benjamin Harrison)

Other

★ Other:

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★ Harrison Narcotics Tax Act

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★ '' Harrison coutee
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★ Harrison & Harrison organ builders

★ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine

★ ''Harrison Bergeron'', a short story by Kurt Vonnegut.

Notes

1. See http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Harrison-Stickle

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