Richardson (surname)

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

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] There are variant spellings including the Swedish Richardsson. People with the name Richardson or its variants include:

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

B[]

  • Barbara Richardson (born 1949), wife of Bill Richardson
  • Barry Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ben Richardson, British cinematographer
  • Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson (1828–1896), British physician
  • Bert Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bertram Richardson (born 1932), English cricketer
  • Blake Richardson (drummer) (born 1985), American drummer
  • Blake Richardson (singer) (born 1999), American singer
  • Bob Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Bob or Bobby
  • Bonnie Richardson (born 1990), American track and field athlete
  • Brad Richardson (born 1985), Canadian professional ice hockey centre
  • Brian Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bryan Richardson (born 1944), English cricketer
  • Bucky Richardson (born 1969), American football quarterback
  • Burton Richardson (born 1949), American television announcer

C[]

D[]

  • Damien Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Danny Richardson (1863–1926), American professional baseball player
  • Darrell C. Richardson (1918–2006), American Baptist minister, bibliographer and author
  • Darwin Richardson (1812–1860), Mormon pioneer
  • Daryl Richardson (born 1990), American football running back
  • Dave Richardson (footballer)
  • David Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Dave or David
  • Davy Richardson (born 1962), English darts player
  • Dawn Richardson (born 1964), American rock drummer, teacher, and writer
  • Dennis Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Derek Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Desmond Richardson, American dancer
  • Diana Richardson, American politician
  • Dick Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dina Richardson, American singer and songwriter
  • Dominique Richardson (born 1992), Bermudian footballer
  • Don Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Donna Richardson (born 1962), American fitness and aerobics instructor
  • Dorothy Richardson (1873–1957), English writer
  • Dot Richardson (born 1961), American softball player
  • Doug Richardson, American screenwriter and novelist
  • Dustin Richardson (born 1984), American professional baseball pitcher
  • D'Vontrey Richardson (born 1988), American professional baseball player

E[]

F[]

  • Ferdinando Richardson (1558–1618), English courtier and musician
  • Fiona Richardson (1966–2017), Australian politician
  • Frances Mary Richardson Currer (1785–1861), British heiress and book collector
  • Frank Richardson (1897–1970), Australian rules footballer
  • Frank Richardson (1897–1987), English footballer
  • Frank Richardson (1898–1962), American film director and screenwriter
  • Frank K. Richardson (1914–1999), American jurist
  • Frazer Richardson, English footballer
  • Frederick Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Friend Richardson (1865–1943), American newspaper publisher and politician

G[]

  • Garnet Richardson (1933–2016), Canadian curler
  • Garth Richardson, Canadian music producer and engineer
  • Gary Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gemma Richardson, English boxer
  • Geoff Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Geoff or Geoffrey
  • Geordie Richardson (1835–1905), New Zealand merchant and ship owner
  • George Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gerry Richardson (1932–1971), murdered English police officer
  • Glen Richardson (born 1955), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Gloria Richardson (1922–2021), American civil rights leader
  • Gloster Richardson (born 1942), professional American football player
  • Gordie Richardson (born 1938), American professional baseball player
  • Gordon Richardson, Baron Richardson of Duntisbourne (1915–2010), British banker and lawyer
  • Grady Richardson (born 1952), American football tight end
  • Graham Richardson, Australian politician
  • Graham Richardson (born 1970), Canadian television journalist
  • Greg Richardson (born 1958), American boxer
  • Gregory Richardson (born 1982), Guyanese footballer
  • Guy Richardson (1921–1965), British rower

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
  • Hester Dorsey Richardson (1862-1933), American author
  • 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

I[]

  • Ian Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Iliff David Richardson (1918–2001), US officer
  • Ira Richardson (1871–1958), American academic
  • Israel Bush Richardson (1815–1862), American general
  • Ivie Richardson (1895–1960), South African tennis player
  • Ivor Richardson (1930–2014), New Zealand jurist and legal writer

J[]

  • J. Richardson, English cricketer
  • Jack Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jackie Richardson, Canadian singer and actress
  • Jackson Richardson (born 1969), French handball player
  • Jake Richardson (born 1985), American actor
  • James Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jane Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jason Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jay Richardson (born 1984), American football linebacker
  • Jayme Richardson (born 1989), Australian Paralympic cyclist
  • Jeff Richardson (disambiguation), several people
  • Jeramie Richardson (born 1983), American football fullback
  • Jerome Richardson (1920–2000), American jazz musician
  • Jerry Richardson (born 1936), American NFL player
  • Jess Richardson (1930–1975), American Professional Football player
  • Jhye Richardson (born 1996), Australian cricketer
  • Jiles Perry Richardson (The Big Bopper) (1930–1959), American rock and roll musician
  • Jillian Richardson (born 1965), Canadian athlete
  • Jim Richardson (born 1941), English jazz bassist
  • Jo Richardson, British politician
  • Jock Richardson (1911–1986), Scottish footballer
  • Joely Richardson, British actress
  • John Richardson (disambiguation) multiple people by this name
  • John V. Richardson Jr. (born 1949), American professor
  • Johnson William Richardson (1834–1862), first westbound rider for the Pony Express
  • Johnstone Richardson (1899–1994), New Zealand rugby union player
  • Jon Richardson, comedian
  • Jonathan Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jorge Richardson (born 1976), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
  • Joseph Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Joseph or Joe
  • Josh Richardson (born 1993), American professional basketball player
  • Julie Richardson, former professional tennis player
  • Julieanna Richardson (born 1954), American lawyer

K[]

  • Kane Richardson born (1991), Australian international cricketer
  • Kareem Richardson (born 1974), American basketball coach
  • Karena Richardson (born 1959), British ice skater
  • Kate Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Katherine Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Catherine, Cathy, Katharine, Katherine, Kathy, or Katie
  • Kathleen Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kaylin Richardson (born 1984), American alpine ski racer
  • Keith Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kelly Richardson (born 1972), Canadian artist
  • Ken Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Ken or Kenneth
  • Kent Richardson (born 1987), American football cornerback
  • Kevin Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kieran Richardson, English footballer
  • Kieron Richardson (born 1986), English actor
  • Kyle Richardson (born 1973), American National Football League punter
  • Kyle Richardson (born 1987), Australian freestyle swimmer
  • Kym Richardson, Australian politician

L[]

  • LaTanya Richardson (born 1949), American actress and producer
  • Laura Richardson (born 1962), American politician
  • Lawrence Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Lawrence, Larry, or Laurence
  • Leam Richardson, English footballer
  • Leander Richardson (1856–1918), American journalist, playwright, theatrical writer and author
  • Lee Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Leigh Richardson (1924–2008), Honduran-born Belizean politician
  • Len Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Leon Richardson (born 1957), Antiguan cyclist
  • Levi Richardson (1851–1879), American gunman, gambler and buffalo hunter
  • Lewis Fry Richardson (1881–1953), English mathematician
  • Linsdall Richardson (1881–1967), British geologist
  • Liza Richardson, American music supervisor
  • Lloyd Richardson, Sint Maarten politician and physician
  • Lorne Richardson (born 1950), Canadian Football League defensive back
  • Louie Richardson (born 1985), professional Canadian football defensive end
  • Louise Richardson, Irish academic, Principal of the University of St Andrews
  • Luke Richardson (born 1969), Canadian hockey player
  • Lunsford Richardson (1854–1919), U.S. pharmacist
  • Lyndel Richardson (born 1986), Anguillan cricketer
  • Lynn Richardson, Canadian artist and sculptor

M[]

N[]

  • Naazim Richardson (died 2020), American boxer and boxing trainer
  • Natasha Richardson (1963–2009), British actress
  • Neil Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nicholas Richardson, British Classical scholar
  • Nick Richardson, English footballer
  • Nicole Richardson (born 1970), Australian softball player
  • Nolan Richardson (born 1941), American basketball head coach
  • Nolan Richardson III (1964–2012), American college basketball coach
  • Nolen Richardson (1903–1951), American baseball player
  • Norman Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Norman or Norm

O[]

  • Origen Richardson (1795–1876), American politician
  • Owen Willans Richardson (1879–1959), English physicist

P[]

Q[]

R[]

  • Ralph Richardson (1812–1897), New Zealand politician
  • Sir Ralph Richardson (1902–1983), British actor
  • Ric Richardson (born 1962), Australian litigant and inventor
  • Richard Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Richard or Richie
  • Rico Richardson (born 1991), American football player
  • Robert Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Robin Richardson, Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Roger Wolcott Richardson (1930–1993), American mathematician
  • Roland Richardson (1878–1949), Canadian-American mathematician
  • Ron Richardson (1952–1995), American actor and operatic baritone
  • Ronald Richardson (1927–1998), English cricketer
  • Roy Richardson (born 1963), former Sint Maartener cricketer
  • Rupert Richardson (1930–2008), American Civil Rights activist
  • Russell Richardson (born 1977), Australian professional rugby league footballer
  • Ruth Richardson (born 1950), New Zealand politician

S[]

  • Salli Richardson, American television and film actress
  • Samuel Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Samuel or Sam
  • Sarah Richardson (born 1971), Canadian designer and television personality
  • Scott Richardson (born 1977), English first-class cricketer
  • Sean Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sha'Carri Richardson (born 2000), American sprinter
  • Shane Richardson (rugby league), Australian rugby league administrator
  • Shane Richardson (American football), American football coach and player
  • Shannon Richardson (born 1977), American actress and convicted felon
  • Shaquille Richardson (born 1992), American football player
  • Shaun Richardson (born 1985), Arena football linebacker
  • Shayna Richardson (born 1984), student skydiver
  • Sheldon Richardson (born 1990), American football defensive end
  • Sid W. Richardson (1891–1959), Texas businessman and philanthropist
  • Simon Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Soko Richardson (1939–2004), American rhythm and blues drummer
  • Spec Richardson (1922–2016), American baseball manager
  • Steve Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Steve, Steven, or Stephen
  • Stuart Richardson, bassist for the Welsh band Lostprophets
  • Sy Richardson (born 1941), American film and television actor
  • Sylvan Richardson, British guitarist and composer
  • Sylvia Richardson, French Bayesian statistician

T[]

U[]

V[]

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

W[]

  • Wally Richardson, English footballer
  • Wally Richardson (born 1974), American football quarterback
  • Walter Richardson (disambiguation) list of people named Walter
  • Wayne Richardson (born 1946), Australian rules footballer
  • Wendy Richardson (born 1933), Australian playwright
  • Wes Richardson (born 1930), Canadian curler
  • Wilds P. Richardson (1861–1929), American explorer and geographer
  • William Richardson (disambiguation) list of people named William, Bill, Billy, Will, or Willie
  • Willis Richardson (1889–1977), American playwright
  • Willis Richardson, American professional football player-coach
  • Wyman Richardson (1896–1953), American physician and author

Y[]

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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