Rison Family History
Rison Name Meaning
Altered form of Risen a surname of German or Swiss German origin. English: unexplained. In some cases it may be a habitational name from Riseholme (Lincolnshire). The placename means ‘(place) at the brushwood at the shrubs’ deriving from either Old Norse hrís (dative plural hrísum) or Old English hrīs (dative plural hrīsum).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022