Richardson (surname)
| Richardson |
| Family name |
| Meaning |
"son of Richard" |
| Region of origin |
England |
| Related names |
Richardsson, Richison, Richson, Ricson, Ritson |
| Footnotes: [1][2] |
Richardson is an Anglo Saxon patronymic surname.[3] The prefix Richard, is a given name derived from the Old English ric ("power") and heard ("brave"/"hardy"). The suffix -son denotes "son/descendant of". The name Richard and Richardson is found in records as early as 1381 in Yorkshire, England.[4] It is the 60th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.[5] There are variant spellings including the Swedish Richardsson. People with the name Richardson or its variants include:
- Anna Richardson (presenter), British television presenter
- Anna Ryder Richardson, British interior designer
- Archibald Read Richardson, British mathematician
- Ashley Richardson, American supermodel
- Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson (1828–1896), British physician
- Bill Richardson, American politician
- Charles Richardson list of people named "Charles Richardson"
- Charlie and Eddie Richardson, leaders of The Richardson Gang in Britain
- Clif Richardson (born 1943), Louisiana politician
- David H. S. Richardson, British/Canadian lichenologist
- Dick Richardson, British cricketer
- Dick Richardson (boxer), British boxer
- Don Richardson (businessman), British commercial developer
- Dorothy Richardson (1873–1957), English writer
- Edmund Richardson (1818–1886), American entrepreneur
- Elliot Richardson (1920–1999), American politician
- E.S. Richardson (1875–1950), Louisiana educator and former president of Louisiana Tech University
- Frazer Richardson, Scottish footballer
- George F. Richardson (1850–1923), U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Graham Richardson, Australian politician
- Helen Richardson (field hockey), English field hockey player
- Henry Handel Richardson, Australian writer
- Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886), American architect
- Ian Richardson, British actor
- Israel Bush Richardson (1815–1862), American general
- Leam Richardson, English footballer
- James Joseph Richardson, American farm worker wrongly convicted of murder
- James O. Richardson (1878–1974), American admiral
- Jane S. Richardson (born 1941), American biochemist
- Jason Richardson, American basketball player
- Jiles Perry Richardson (The Big Bopper) (1930–1959), American rock and roll musician
- Jo Richardson, British politician
- Joely Richardson, British actress
- John Richardson multiple people by this name
- John Richardson (author) (1796–1852), Canadian writer
- Sir John Richardson (naturalist) (1787–1865), Scottish naturalist
- Jorge Richardson (born 1976), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
- Julie Richardson, a former professional tennis player
- Kevin Richardson (musician), former member of the Backstreet Boys
- Kevin Michael Richardson, American voice actor
- Kieran Richardson, English footballer
- Kym Richardson, Australian politician
- Lewis Fry Richardson (1881–1953), English mathematician
- Luke Richardson (born 1969), Canadian hockey player
- Marc, Debra, and Jacob Richardson, Canadian victims of the Richardson family murders in 2006
- Mark Richardson (athlete), British athlete
- Mark Richardson (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- Mark Richardson (musician), British drummer with Feeder
- Miranda Richardson, British actress
- Natasha Richardson (1963–2009), British actress
- Neil Richardson (composer), British composer
- Neil Richardson (footballer), English footballer
- Nick Richardson, English footballer
- Origen Richardson (1795–1876), American politician
- Owen Willans Richardson (1879–1959), English physicist
- Paul Richardson (organist), ballpark organist
- Patricia Richardson, American actress
- Peter Richardson (actor), British comedian, actor, writer, and director
- Quentin Richardson, NBA basketball player
- Sir Ralph Richardson (1902–1983), British actor
- Richard Richardson (British politician) MP (c. 1664 – 1714), British politician
- Richie Richardson, West Indian cricketer
- Robert C. Richardson, Jr. (1882–1954), American general
- Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist
- Robin Richardson, Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Roger Wolcott Richardson, American mathematician
- Rupert N. Richardson (1891–1988), Texas historian
- Salli Richardson, an American television and film actress
- Samuel Richardson (1689–1761), English writer
- Stuart Richardson, bassist for the Welsh band Lostprophets
- Thomas Richardson list of people named "Thomas Richardson"
- Thomas Richardson (wrestler), American wrestler
- Tom Richardson (1870–1912), English fast bowler (cricket)
- Tony Richardson (1928–1991), British movie director
- Tony Rickardsson, Swedish racing driver
- Vic Richardson (1894–1969), former Australian cricketer
- William Richardson list of people named "William Richardson"
- William S. Richardson, American politician
References