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rison Name Meaning and History

French: nickname for a jovial man, from a derivative of ris ‘laugh’ (Latin risus).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The rison name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the rison family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of rison Families in the US in 1920
Number of rison families
 14-25
 5-13		 1-4
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 14 - Messages: 40
ThreadAuthorReplies
Looking for RISONs Sheila Rison 12
Rison/Risen/Ryson website in East Anglia Lukiza 3
RISON, Chesterfield and Amelia Counties, VA Jerry Gary 4
Family Tree rison01171 3
Rison grave 1698 Lukiza 0
Rison / Risen MichelleAnnC 1
OBIT-Pauline E. RISON Janetlrk 0
Rison Family Tree in the Netherlands keesrison 0
Joseph Rieson Sheila Brown 0
RE: Risden/Risen/Rison that lived in West Virginia T.D 2
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