Richardson (surname)

Richardson is an English surname of Anglo Saxon origin.[2] The prefix Richard, is a given name derived from the Old English ric ("power") and hard ("brave"/"hardy"). The suffix -son denotes "son/descendant of". The names Richard and Richardson are found in records as early as 1381 in Yorkshire, England.[3] It is the 64th most common surname in England. There are variant spellings including the Swedish Richardsson. People with the name Richardson or its variants include:

Richardson
Origin
Word/nameAnglo-Saxon
Meaning"Son of Richard"
Region of originEngland
Other names
Variant form(s)Richards, Richison, Richson, Dickson
Frequency Comparisons:[1]

A
  • Adam Richardson (born 1974), Australian rules footballer
  • A. J. Richardson (born 1995), American football player
  • Al Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alan Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Alan, Allan, or Allen
  • Albert Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alexander Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Alexander or Alex
  • Alice Richardson (born 1986), English rugby union player
  • Andrew Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Andrew or Andy
  • Angela Richardson, British Member of Parliament elected 2019
  • Anthony Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Anthony
  • Antonio Richardson (born 1992), American football offensive tackle
  • Anna Richardson (presenter), British television presenter
  • Anna Ryder Richardson, British interior designer
  • Anne Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Antoan Richardson (born 1983), Bahamian Major League Baseball outfielder and coach
  • April Richardson (born 1979), American stand-up comedian
  • Archibald Read Richardson, British mathematician
  • Arlan Richardson, American Professor of Geriatric Medicine
  • Arnold Richardson (born 1928), Canadian curler
  • Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson (1883–1949) Australian scientist and administrator
  • Art Richardson, American Major League Baseball second baseman
  • Arthur Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ashley Richardson, American supermodel
  • Athol Richardson (1897–1982), Australian politician and judge

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C

D

E

F

G

H
  • H. Richardson, New Zealand cricketer
  • H. L. Richardson (1927–2020), American politician
  • Hadley Richardson (1891–1979), first wife of American author Ernest Hemingway
  • Ham Richardson (1933–2006), American tennis player
  • Hamilton Richardson (born 1820), American businessman
  • Hardy Richardson (1855–1931), American professional baseball player
  • Harriet Richardson (1874–1958), American carcinologist
  • Harry Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Harry or Harold
  • Heather Richardson-Bergsma (born 1989), American speedskater
  • Helen Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Henry Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Herbert Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Holden C. Richardson (1878–1960), United States Navy officer and naval aviation pioneer
  • Hollon Richardson (1835–1916), American Union Army officer
  • Horace Richardson (American football) (born 1993), American football player
  • Howard Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Hugh Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people

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O

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R

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U

V
  • Vaughan Richardson (died 1729), English organist and composer
  • Victor Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Victor or Vic

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References
  1. "Richardson Surname Meaning and Geographic Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press,". Ancestry.com. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  3. "Surname Richardson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
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