The Richardson Surname
- Meaning
- son of Richard
- Type
- Patronymic
- Root
- English
- Chiefly
- Northern England
Richard is Germanic — ric and hard, ‘strong ruler’ — and arrived with the Normans. Its pet forms gave Dick, Hick and Rick, and from those Dickson, Hickson and Ricketts.
One personal name can generate a dozen surnames, and Richard generated more than most.
Bestow the name a title it never had
An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Richardson name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.
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