Richardson (surname)
| Richardson | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "son of Richard" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Related names | Richards, Richison, Richson, Ricson, Ritson, Dickson |
| Footnotes: Frequency Comparisons: [1] | |
Richardson is an Anglo Saxon patronymic surname.[2] 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.[3] It is the 64th most common surname in England and the most common on Anguilla.[1] 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
- Bobby Richardson (born 1935), American baseball player
- Charles Richardson (disambiguation) 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 (cricketer), 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
- Erasmus Richardson, 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
- Harriet Richardson (1874-1958), American carcinologist
- Heather Richardson (born 1989), American speedskater
- Helen Richardson (field hockey), English field hockey player
- Henry Handel Richardson, Australian writer
- Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886), American architect
- Holden C. Richardson (1878–1960), United States Navy officer and naval aviation pioneer
- Ian Richardson, British actor
- Israel Bush Richardson (1815–1862), American general
- Leam Richardson, English footballer
- James O. Richardson (1878–1974), American admiral
- Jane S. Richardson (born 1941), American biochemist
- Jason Richardson, American basketball player
- Jeff Richardson (disambiguation), several people
- Jiles Perry Richardson (The Big Bopper) (1930–1959), American rock and roll musician
- Jo Richardson, British politician
- Jock Richardson (1911–1986), Scottish footballer
- Joely Richardson, British actress
- John Richardson (disambiguation) multiple people by this name
- Jorge Richardson (born 1976), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
- Julie Richardson, former professional tennis player
- Kareem Richardson (born 1974), American basketball coach
- Kevin Richardson (musician), 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
- Louise Richardson, Irish academic, Principal of the University of St Andrews
- 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
- Matthew Richardson (footballer), Australian Rules footballer
- Mel Richardson, American politician
- Miranda Richardson, British actress
- Natasha Richardson (1963–2009), British actress
- Neil Richardson (composer), British composer
- Neil Richardson (footballer), English footballer
- Nick Richardson, English footballer
- Nolen Richardson (1903–1951), American baseball player
- Norman L. Richardson (1935–1999), American journalist
- Norman Richardson (footballer) (1915–1991), English footballer
- Origen Richardson (1795–1876), American politician
- Owen Willans Richardson (1879–1959), English physicist
- Passion Richardson (born 1975), American former sprint athlete
- Patricia Richardson, American actress
- Paul Richardson (organist), ballpark organist
- Perry Richardson Bass (1914-2006), an American heir, investor and philanthropist
- 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
- Rico Richardson (born 1991), American football player
- 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, American television and film actress
- Samuel Richardson (1689–1761), English writer
- Stuart Richardson, bassist for the Welsh band Lostprophets
- Terry Richardson (born 1965), American fashion photographer
- Thomas Richardson (disambiguation) list of people named "Thomas Richardson"
- Tony Richardson (1928–1991), British movie director
- Tony Rickardsson, Swedish racing driver
- Vic Richardson (1894–1969), former Australian cricketer
- William Richardson (disambiguation) list of people named "William Richardson"
- Yvette Richardson, American meteorologist and expert on severe convection/tornadoes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Richardson Surname Meaning and Geographic Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2014
- ↑ "Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ↑ "Surname Richardson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-02-05.