Addison is a Scottish patronymic surname meaning "son of Addie", a Scottish Lowlands nickname for Adam.^[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

• Aaron Addison (born 1995), Australian tennis player
• Adele Addison (born 1925), American soprano
• Agnes Addison (1842–1903), New Zealand draper
• Albert Christopher Addison (1862–1935), English writer
• Alexander Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alwin Addison (1887–1971), Australian cricketer
• Angela Addison (born 1999), English footballer
• Anita W. Addison (1952–2004), American film director
• Arthur Addison (1842–1915), Australian politician

• Ben Addison (born 1985), Scottish rugby union footballer
• Benjamin N. O. Addison, Ghanaian politician
• Berkeley Addison (d.1882), British clergyman
• Bernard Addison (1905–1990), American guitarist
• Bishara Addison, American politician
• Bob Addison (1908–1988), Australian rules footballer
• Bralon Addison (born 1993), American football player

• Calen Addison (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
• Carlotta Addison (1849–1914), English actress
• Charles G. Addison (1812–1866), English barrister
• Chris Addison (born 1971), English comedian
• Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison (1869–1951), British politician
• Christopher Addison, 2nd Viscount Addison (1904–1976), British politician
• Cliff Addison (1913–1994), British chemist
• Colin Addison (born 1940), English footballer
• Corban Addison, American author
• Corran Addison (born 1969), South African canoeist

• Daniel Dulany Addison (1863–1936), American clergyman and writer
• Derek Addison (born 1955), Scottish footballer
• Dylan Addison (born 1987), Australian rules football player

• Edward Addison (1898–1987), English Air Force commander
• Ernest Addison (born 1963), Ghanaian economist

• Fanny Addison (1844–1937), English actress

• George Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gulston Addison (1673–1709), British politician

• Harry W. Addison (1920–2003), American author and humorist
• Henry Addison (disambiguation), multiple people

• Jackie Addison (born 1962), American politician
• James Thayer Addison (1887–1953), American priest
• Jane Addison (1771–1851), English social figure
• Jim Addison (1884–1957), Australian rules footballer
• John Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jonathan Addison (born 1965), English cricketer
• Jordan Addison (born 2002), American football player
• Joseph Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
• Juliana Addison (born 1974), Australian politician

• Karen Addison (born 1970), Scottish curler
• Kodwo Addison (1927–1985), Ghanaian politician

• Lancelot Addison (1632–1703), English priest
• Lancelot Addison (Archdeacon of Dorset) (??–1955), English priest
• Laura Addison (1822–1852), English actress
• Leonard Addison (1902–1975), British diplomat
• Linda Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lily Addison (1885–1982), Australian tennis player
• Lily Isabel Maude Addison (1885–1968), Australian architect
• Lucy Addison (1861–1937), American teacher

• Margaret Addison (1868–1940), Canadian educator
• Mario Addison (born 1987), American football player
• Michael Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
• Miles Addison (born 1989), English football player

• Nancy Addison (1946–2002), American actress

• Paul Addison (1943–2020), British author and historian
• Percy Addison (1875–1952), English admiral

• Rafael Addison (born 1964), American basketball player
• Rex Addison, Australian architect
• Robert Addison (missionary) (1754–1829), English missionary
• Robert Brydges Addison (1854–1920), English composer
• Robyn Addison (born 1984), British actress
• Roger Addison (1945–2010), Welsh rugby union player
• Roy Addison (1939–2021), British boxer

• Shari Addison (born 1962), American musician
• Susan Addison (born 1955), English trombonist

• Terry Addison (born 1946), Australian tennis player
• Thomas Addison (1793–1860), English doctor
• Tom Addison (1936–2011), American football player
• Tom Addison (baseball), American baseball player

• Walter Addison (disambiguation), multiple people
• Will Addison (born 1992), English rugby union footballer
• William Addison (disambiguation), multiple people

• Addison (disambiguation)
• Addison (given name)
• Viscount Addison (disambiguation)