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Richardson
Origin
Meaning"Son of Richard"
Region of originEngland
Other names
Variant form(s)Richards, Dickson, Dixon, Dickens, Hicks, Higgins
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Richardson is an English surname most commonly found in North East England. The prefix Richard is a given name popularised during the Middle English period derived from the Germanic 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. There are variant spellings including the Swedish Richardsson. People with the name Richardson or its variants include: Dickson, Dixon.

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References

  1. "Richardson Surname Meaning and Geographic Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "Origins of the Richardson surname". findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. Middle English, David Crystal, The British Librabry, 2018. Archived from the original on 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  4. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press. Ancestry.com. 2003. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  5. "Origin of the name Richard". behindthename.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. "Surname Richardson". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
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