Atkinson (surname)
For other uses, see Atkinson (disambiguation).
| Atkinson | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Middle English |
| Word/Name | Atkin |
| Meaning | son of Atkin |
| Other names | |
| See also | Acheson, Aitchison, Aicheson, and Aitcheson, Adcock, Atcock |
Atkinson is an English-language surname. The name is derived from a patronymic form of the Middle English Atkin. The personal name Atkin is one of many pet forms of the name Adam.[1]
The name corresponds to the Scottish name Aitchison. The name Atkinson is particularly common in Northern England. At the time of the British Census of 1881,[2] its relative frequency was highest in Westmorland (19.8 times the British average), followed by Cumberland, County Durham, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Rutland. In Ireland the name is common only in Ulster and particularly in counties Antrim and Down. Some Atkinsons are descended from Planters, although the name was recorded in Ireland before that period.[3]
Acheson is a variation of the name in Scotland and the Border region, having been originally spelled Atzinson (with the 'z' being pronounced as 'y', as in yet).[3]
People with the surname
A
- Al Atkinson, American football player
- Alan Atkinson, Australian Rules footballer
- Alfred Atkinson, British soldier
- Anthony Barnes Atkinson, British economist
- Arthur Atkinson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Arthur K. Atkinson, American railroad president
- Ashlie Atkinson, American actress
B
- Barbara Atkinson (1926–2015), English actress
- Basil Atkinson, (1895–1971) Under-librarian of Cambridge University, writer on theology
- Bert Atkinson, fictional character from EastEnders
- Bill Atkinson, creator of Apple Computer's QuickDraw, MacPaint and HyperCard
- Bill Atkinson (baseball), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Bill Atkinson (footballer, born 1944) (1944–2013), English footballer
- Brodie Atkinson, Australian rules footballer
- Brooks Atkinson, New York Times theatre critic
- Bruce Atkinson, Australian politician
- Bruce Atkinson (poker player), British poker player
- Bruce Atkinson, American psychologist
C
- Cam Atkinson, American ice hockey player
- Chloe Atkinson, fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
- Chris Atkinson, Australian rally driver
- Christopher Atkinson (missionary) (fl 1652-5), early Quaker missionary from Westmorland and one of the Valiant Sixty
- Christopher Atkinson Saville (c1738–1819), alter known as Christopher Atkinson until about 1798, English merchant and politician
- Colin Atkinson, British cricketer and teacher
D
- Dalian Atkinson, British footballer
- Damon Atkinson, Drummer
- Dan Atkinson, British journalist and author
- Denis Atkinson, Barbadian cricketer
E
- Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson, American writer
- Eric Atkinson, Barbadian cricketer, brother of Denis
- Eugene Atkinson, American politician
F
- Frank Atkinson (actor), British actor
- Fred Atkinson, American Director of Education in the Philippines (1900–1902)
- Frederick Atkinson (born 1919), retired British civil servant
- Frederick Valentine Atkinson, British mathematician
G
- Gemma Atkinson, British actress
- George Atkinson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Graham Atkinson, British footballer, brother of Ronald Frederick "Big Ron" Atkinson
H
- Harry Atkinson, New Zealand premier
- Harry E. Atkinson, American politician
- Henry Atkinson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hugh Atkinson (footballer) (born 1960), Irish footballer (Wolves, Exeter)
I
- Isabel Atkinson (1891–1968), British-Canadian philanthropist and women's rights activist
J
- James Atkinson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Janelle Atkinson (born 1982), Jamaican freestyle swimmer
- Janice Atkinson British MEP for the South East England region
- Jerry Atkinson, American politician
- Joanne Atkinson, English swimmer and Olympic athlete
- John Atkinson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jon Atkinson, English cricketer
- Joseph E. Atkinson, Canadian newspaper editor
- Josh Atkinson, English footballer
- Juliette Atkinson, American tennis player
- June Atkinson, American politician
K
- Kate Atkinson, British writer
- Ken Atkinson, Canadian politician
L
- Lawrence Atkinson, British artist
- Louisa Atkinson, Australian writer
M
- Mark Atkinson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martin Atkinson, English football referee
- Maudie Atkinson, fictional character from Harper Lee's novel To Kill A Mockingbird
- Michael Atkinson, Australian politician
N
- Neville Atkinson, Royal Navy pilot
- Norman Atkinson (1923–2013), British politician
P
- Paul Atkinson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Peter Atkinson (disambiguation), multiple people
R
- Richard Atkinson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rick Atkinson, American writer and editor
- Robert d'Escourt Atkinson, physicist
- Robert Atkinson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ron Atkinson ("Big Ron"), British football manager
- Rowan Atkinson, British comedian, known for his role as Mr. Bean
- Ruth Atkinson, American comics artist
S
- Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian politician
- Shane Atkinson, New Zealand spammer
- Sophie Atkinson, English-Canadian landscape painter
- Steve Atkinson, Canadian ice hockey player
- Steve Atkinson (cricketer) (born 1952), English cricketer
T
- Ted Atkinson, Canadian jockey
- Terry Atkinson, British artist
- Thomas Lewis Atkinson, English engraver
- Ti-Grace Atkinson, American feminist writer
- Tiffany Atkinson (born 1972), British poet
- Tom Atkinson, Scholar
V
- Vanessa Atkinson, squash player
W
- William Stephen Atkinson, Indian lepidopterist
- William Walker Atkinson (Yogi Ramacharaka), American writer
- William Yates Atkinson, 55th Governor of Georgia from 1894 to 1898
Species named after a person named Atkinson
Lethrinus atkinsoni, a fish named after a person named
Atkinson
- Lethrinus atkinsoni, a fish of the family Lethrinidae from the Pacific Ocean, described by Alvin Seale in 1910.
References
- ↑ Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 2 July 2011 which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surnames "Atkinson" and "Atkin".
- ↑ "Atkinson Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
- 1 2 Bell, Robert (1990) [1988]. The Book of Ulster Surnames (Paperback). Belfast: The Blackstaff Press Limited. ISBN 0-85640-405-5.
See also
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