Richardson (surname)

This article is about the surname Richardson. For other uses, see Richardson.

Richardson
Family name
Meaning	"son of Richard"
Region of origin	England
Related names	Richards, Richison, Richson, Dickson
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Richardson is an Anglo Saxon patronymic surname. 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. 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:

• Anna Richardson (presenter), British television presenter
• Anna Ryder Richardson, British interior designer
• Archibald Read Richardson, British mathematician
• Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson (1883–1949) Australian scientist and administrator
• 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
• Edwin Richardson (1875–1950), Louisiana educator and former president of Louisiana Tech University
• Elliot Richardson (1920–1999), American politician
• Erasmus Richardson, American politician
• Frazer Richardson, English footballer
• George F. Richardson (1850–1923), U.S. Representative from Michigan
• Graham Richardson, Australian politician
• Harriet Richardson (1874-1958), American carcinologist
• Heather Richardson-Bergsma (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
• 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
• Karena Richardson (born 1959), British ice skater
• Kevin Richardson, member of the Backstreet Boys
• Kevin Michael Richardson, American voice actor
• Kieran Richardson, English footballer
• Kym Richardson, Australian politician
• Leam Richardson, English footballer
• Lewis Fry Richardson (1881–1953), English mathematician
• Lloyd Richardson, Sint Maarten politician and physician
• 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