Richardson (surname)
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| meaning ="Son of Richard"
| region =England
| variant =Richards, Dickson, Dixon, Dickens, Hicks, Higgins
| footnotes = Frequency comparisons:{{cite web |url=http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/richardson |title=Richardson Surname Meaning and Geographic Distribution |publisher=forebears.co.uk}} Retrieved 19 January 2014.
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Richardson is an English surname most commonly found in North East England.{{cite web|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/surname/richardson |title=Origins of the Richardson surname |publisher=findmypast.co.uk}} Retrieved 24 April 2023. The prefix Richard is a given name popularised during the Middle English period {{cite book|url=https://www.bl.uk/medieval-literature/articles/middle-english#:~:text='Middle%20English'%20%E2%80%93%20a%20period,Old%20English%20and%20Modern%20English|title=Middle English, David Crystal, The British Librabry, 2018|access-date=2023-04-25|archive-date=2023-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723164418/https://www.bl.uk/medieval-literature/articles/middle-english#:~:text='Middle%20English'%20%E2%80%93%20a%20period,Old%20English%20and%20Modern%20English|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|url=http://www.ancestry.com/facts/richardson-name-meaning.ashx |title=Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press |year=2003 | isbn = 0-19-508137-4 |publisher=Ancestry.com |access-date=2014-04-14}} derived from the Germanic ric ("power") and hard ("brave"/"hardy").{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/richard| title=Origin of the name Richard| publisher=behindthename.com}} Retrieved 24 April 2023.{{cite book|last1=Hanks|first1=Patrick|author-link1=Patrick Hanks|last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate|last3=Hodges|first3=Flavia|title=A Dictionary of First Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC&pg=PT381|access-date=23 February 2017|year=2006|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-861060-1|page=381}} The suffix -son denotes "son/descendant of". The names Richard and Richardson are found in records as early as 1381 in Yorkshire, England.{{cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Richardson |title=Surname Richardson |publisher=surnamedb.com |access-date=2008-02-05}} There are variant spellings including the Swedish Richardsson. People with the name Richardson or its variants include: Dickson, Dixon.
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A
- A. J. Richardson (born 1995), American football player
- Abby Sage Richardson (1837–1900), American writer and center of a notorious murder trial
- Adam Richardson (born 1974), Australian rules footballer
- 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
- Amos Augustus Richardson, Canadian politician
- Andrea Richardson (born 1962), American pathologist and physician-scientist
- 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 (1932–2020), 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
- Calvin Richardson (born 1976), American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
- Cameron Richardson (born 1979), American actress and model
- Cameron Richardson (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
- Carl Richardson (born 1921), American football coach
- Carsten Richardson, early 17th-century Holsteinian-Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer
- Cecil R. Richardson, USAF chaplain
- Chad Richardson (born 1970), Canadian musician
- Charles Richardson (disambiguation) list of people named "Charles Richardson"
- Charlie and Eddie Richardson, leaders of The Richardson Gang in Britain
- Charlotte Caroline Richardson (1796–1854), British poet and writer
- Chris Richardson (politician), American politician from Colorado
- Chris Richardson (born 1984), American singer-songwriter
- Christian Richardson (born 1972), Irish TV presenter and radio DJ
- Claude Richardson (1900–1969), Canadian politician
- Clif Richardson (1943–2020), American politician
- Clint Richardson (born 1956), American professional basketball player
- Clive Richardson (born 1932), South African cricketer
- Colin Richardson, British record producer, mixer and recording engineer
- Colin Richardson (born 1958), English motorcycle speedway rider
- Constance Stewart-Richardson (1883–1932), British dancer and author
- Curtis B. Richardson (born 1956), American politician
- Cyril Richardson (1909–1976), English-born American Christian theologian
- Cyril Richardson (born 1990), American football guard
D
- Damien Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Danny Richardson (baseball) (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
- Davis Richardson (died 1858), American politician from Maryland
- 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
- Douglas Richardson (born 1951), US genealogist and historian
- Doug Richardson, American screenwriter and novelist
- Dustin Richardson (born 1984), American professional baseball pitcher
- D'Vontrey Richardson (born 1988), American professional baseball player
E
- Earl Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edgar Preston Richardson (1902–1985), American art historian and museum director
- Edmund Richardson (1818–1886), American entrepreneur
- Edward Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Edward, Eddie or Ted
- Edwin Hautenville Richardson (1863–1948), British Army officer and service dogs training specialist
- Eimear Richardson (born 1986), Irish cricketer
- Elena Carter Richardson (1948–2006), American ballerina and dance instructor
- Elizabeth Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Elliot Richardson (1920–1999), American politician
- Emanuel Richardson, American college basketball coach
- Emeline Hill Richardson (1910–1999), American classical archaeologist
- Erasmus Richardson, American politician
- Eric Richardson (Australian footballer) (1891–1969), Australian rules footballer
- Eric Richardson (American football) (born 1962), American wide receiver
- Ernest Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ernie Richardson (footballer) (1916–1977), English professional footballer
- Ernie Richardson (born 1931), Canadian curling champion
- Esther K. Richardson, Hawaii territorial representative
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 (1942–2020), 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
- Grover C. Richardson (1948–2014), American politician
- 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 (1820–1906), 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: actor, footballers
- 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 (1936–2023), 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
- 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
- Keresa Richardson, American politician
- 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 Richardson, English boxer
- 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
- Logan Richardson (born 1980), American musician
- Logan Richardson (boxer) (born 2000), English boxer
- 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
- Lyon Richardson (born 2000), American baseball player
M
- Maisie Richardson-Sellers (born 1992), English actress
- Malachi Richardson (born 1996), American professional basketball player
- Marc, Debra, and Jacob Richardson, Canadian victims of the Richardson family murders in 2006
- Marcus Richardson (born 1984), American football linebacker
- Marcia Richardson (born 1972), English athlete
- Marie Richardson (born 1959), Swedish stage and film actress
- Margaret Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marion Richardson (1892–1946), British educator and author
- Mark Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marque Richardson (born 1985), American actor
- Martin Richardson (born 1941), British-American scientist
- Marvin Thomas Richardson (born 1941), American politician
- Mary Richardson (1882/3?–1961), Canadian suffragette and vandalist
- Matterral Richardson (born 1985), American Football cornerback
- Matthew Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Maurice Howe Richardson (1851–1912), US surgeon and inventor
- Max Richardson (born 1948), Australian rules footballer
- Max Richardson (sailor), British sailor
- Mayte Richardson (1889–1963), American cleric
- Mel Richardson, American politician
- Michael Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Michael or Mike
- Michele Richardson (born 1969), American competition swimmer
- Mick Richardson (1874–1920), English footballer
- Midge Richardson (1930–2012), American nun and educator
- Milo Barnum Richardson (1849–1912), American politician
- J. Milton Richardson (1913–1980), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
- Miranda Richardson, British actress
N
- Naazim Richardson (died 2020), American boxer and boxing trainer
- Naomi Sewell Richardson (1892–1993), American suffragist
- 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
- Paddy Richardson, New Zealand writer
- Passion Richardson (born 1975), American former sprint athlete
- Patricia Richardson, American actress
- Patricia Richardson, British politician
- Paul Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Perry Richardson (born 1963), American rock bassist
- Perry Richardson Bass (1914–2006), an American heir, investor and philanthropist
- Peter Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Philip Richardson, New Zealand Anglican bishop
- Phillip Richardson (cyclist) (born 1949), Trinidad cyclist
- Phillip J. S. Richardson (1875–1973), British writer on dance
- Pooh Richardson (born 1966), American basketball player
Q
- Quentin Richardson (born 1980), NBA basketball player
R
- Ralph Richardson (1812–1897), New Zealand politician
- Sir Ralph Richardson (1902–1983), British actor
- Rex Richardson (born 1983), American politician
- 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 (known as R. G. D. Richardson)
- 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
- Sheldon Richardson (born 1990), American football defensive end
- Sid W. Richardson (1891–1959), Texas businessman and philanthropist
- Simon Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Simone Richardson (born 1973), Dutch politician
- Soko Richardson (1939–2004), American rhythm and blues drummer
- Sophia Foster Richardson (1855–1916), American mathematician
- 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
- Susan Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sy Richardson (born 1941), American film and television actor
- Sylvan Richardson, British guitarist and composer
- Sylvia Richardson, French Bayesian statistician
T
- Terry Richardson (born 1965), American fashion photographer
- Terry Richardson (ice hockey) (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
- Terry Richardson (rugby league), English professional rugby league footballer
- Thomas Richardson (disambiguation) list of people named "Thomas Richardson"
- Tim Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Todd Richardson (born 1976), American politician
- Tom Richardson (1870–1912), English cricketer
- Tom Richardson (1883–1939), American Major League Baseball player
- Tony Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tracey Richardson (born 1982), British diver
- Trent Richardson (born 1990), American football running back
U
- Udney Richardson (1869–1943), Canadian politician
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 (1930–2011), 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
- Yvette Richardson, American meteorologist and expert on severe convection/tornadoes
References
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See also
- General Richardson (disambiguation)
- Governor Richardson (disambiguation)
- Judge Richardson (disambiguation)
- Justice Richardson (disambiguation)
- Senator Richardson (disambiguation)
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Category:English-language surnames
Category:Surnames of Old English origin