Where does “Harrison” come from?

Harrison is a patronymic English surname derived from Harry, which comes from Old French Henri, Frankish Haimrik, and Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning home and rule.

Harrison (English): Places in the Philippines, named after Francis Burton Harrison

Definitions

  1. Places in the Philippines, named after Francis Burton Harrison

Ancestry of “Harrison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHarryThe drug heroin
2Old FrenchHenri
3LatinHenrīcus
4Old High GermanHaimirich
5Old High Germanrihhirich; empire, kingdom, realm
6Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
7Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Harrison

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-