Allison may refer to:

People

Allison (given name) Alison is a unisex given name in English-speaking countries. It was originally a medieval French nickname for ''Alis'', an old form of AliceAlbert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par M ...

Allison (surname) Allison is a surname of English and Scottish origin. It was a patronym, in most cases probably indicating son of Allen, but in other cases possibly from Ellis, Alexander, or the female given name Alice/Alise. Alison, variant form Alizon, is a ...

(includes a list of people with this name) * Eugene Allison Smith (1922-1980), American politician and farmer

Companies

Allison Engine Company The Allison Engine Company was an American aircraft engine manufacturer. Shortly after the death of James Allison in 1929 the company was purchased by the Fisher brothers. Fisher sold the company to General Motors, which owned it for most of it ...

, American aircraft engine manufacturer * Allison Transmission, American manufacturer of automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems * Allison & Allison, American architectural firm *

Allison & Busby Allison & Busby (A & B) is a publishing house based in London established by Clive Allison and Margaret Busby in 1967. The company has built up a reputation as a leading independent publisher. Background Launching as a publishing company in Ma ...

, English publishing house *

Cummins Allison Cummins Allison Corp. is a company which creates currency handling and coin handling systems, including currency and coin counting machines. Its products are primarily used by banks and casinos for counting and sorting money. Cummins Allison was ...

, American manufacturer of currency handling and coin handling systems

Literature

* ''Allison'' (novel series), a novel and anime series by Keiichi Sigsawa * ''Allison'', a picture book by

Allen Say Allen Say (born James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii in 1937; surname written in Japanese) is a Japanese-American writer and illustrator. He is best known for '' Grandfather's Journey'', a children's picture book detailing his grandfather's voyage f ...

Music

Allison (band) Allison is a Mexican rock band from Mexico City, Mexico that formed in 2002. Nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards in 2013. History The band was started Erik Canales and Manuel Avila in 2002. They had known each other in high school for rea ...

, a Mexican pop punk band ** ''Allison'' (album), their 2006 album *

The Allisons The Allisons were an English pop duo consisting of Bob Day (born Bernard Colin Day; 2 February 1941 – 25 November 2013) and John Alford (born Brian Henry John Alford, 31 December 1939). They were marketed as being brothers, using the surname o ...

, an English pop duo * "Allison", a song by American Hi-Fi from '' Blood & Lemonade'' * "Allison", a 2007 song by Permanent Me from ''

After the Room Clears ''After the Room Clears'' is an album by Permanent Me, released in 2007. Track listing Personnel *Mike Fleischmann – drums *Joseph Guccione – guitar, vocals *Terese Joseph – A&R *Brian James – guitar, vocals *Sa ...

'' * "Allison", a 1990 song by Pixies from '' Bossanova''

Places

Antarctica

Allison Bay Allison Bay (), also known as Isvika, is a small bay immediately west of the Utstikkar Glacier and about east of the Lachal Bluffs and Ufs Island, on the Mawson Coast of Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographe ...

Allison Islands The Allison Islands are a small chain of Antarctic islands lying in the north side of the entrance to Sparkes Bay in the Windmill Islands. They were first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and ...

Allison Glacier Allison Glacier () is an ice stream on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Allison Glacier flows from Big Ben massif down to the sea to the south of Cape Gazert. To the north of Allison Glacier is Vahsel Glacier, whose ...

* Allison Glacier (Heard Island), an ice stream on the west side of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean * Allison Peninsula, Ellsworth Land

Canada

Allison Harbour Allison Harbour, also formerly known as False Bay and False Schooner Passage, is a natural harbour on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, extending north from Queen Charlotte Strait to the southeast of Bramham Island. It is the site of t ...

, a natural harbour in British Columbia *

Allison Pass Allison Pass (el. ) is a highway summit along the Crowsnest Highway in British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point on the highway between the cities of Hope and Princeton. It is located in the middle of Manning Park, at the divide between ...

, a highway summit in British Columbia *

Allison, New Brunswick Allison is a community in Moncton Parish, New Brunswick on Route 106. History Notable people See also *List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of thi ...

United States

* Mount Allison, a mountain near Fremont, California *

Allison, Colorado Allison is an unincorporated community on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in La Plata County, Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the ...

Allison Township, Lawrence County, Illinois Allison Township is located in Lawrence County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. ...

Allison, Iowa Allison is a city in, and the county seat of, Butler County, Iowa, United States. The population was 966 at the 2020 census. Allison is home to the Butler County Fair. The city was named for U.S. Senator William B. Allison in 1881. Geography All ...

Allison Township, Decatur County, Kansas Allison Township is a township in Decatur County Decatur County is the name of various past and present counties in the United States, all named for Stephen Decatur: *Decatur County, Georgia *Decatur County, Indiana *Decatur County, Iowa *Decatur ...

Allison, Kansas Allison is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. History A post office was opened in Allison in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919. Education The community is served by Hoxie USD 412 ...

Lake Allison Lake Allison was a temporary lake in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, formed periodically by the Missoula Floods from 15,000 to 13,000 BC. The lake is the main cause of the rich and fertile soil that now characterizes the Willamette Valley. Histo ...

, a temporary lake in the Willamette Valley of Oregon *

Allison, Missouri Allison is an unincorporated community in Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with T ...

Allison Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania Allison Township is a township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 228 at the 2020 census. Geography Allison Township is in southern Clinton County, bordered on the east by the West Branch Susquehanna River, the city ...

* Allison Creek, a stream in South Dakota *

Allison Township, Brown County, South Dakota Allison Township is a township in Brown County, South Dakota, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It c ...

Allison, Texas Allison is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Wheeler County, Texas, United States, at the junction of Texas Farm Roads 1046 and 277. Founded in 1929 as a stop for the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway, the ...

Storms

Tropical Storm Allison (1989) Tropical Storm Allison was a tropical cyclone that produced severe flooding in the southern United States. The second tropical cyclone and the first named storm of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season, Allison formed on June 24 in the northwestern ...

Hurricane Allison (1995) Hurricane Allison was the first named storm and first hurricane of the 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. It was an early season hurricane that delivered heavy rains and caused minor damage, primarily across Cuba, Florida and Georgia. The storm deve ...

, a hurricane that made landfall on the Florida Panhandle *

Tropical Storm Allison Tropical Storm Allison was a tropical storm that devastated southeast Texas in June of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. An arguable example of the " brown ocean effect", Allison lasted unusually long for a June storm, remaining tropical or s ...

(2001)

Other uses

* ''Allison'' (1795 ship), a ship launched in 1776 that the British captured in 1795 * Mount Allison University, a Canadian university in Sackville, New Brunswick