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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 .
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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.
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Acheson is a variation of the name in Scotland and the
Border region , having been originally spelt Atzinson (with the 'z' being pronounced as 'y', as in yet ).
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People with the surname
A
Banker, Musician
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 (designer) (1916–1995), American fashion designer
Bill Atkinson (footballer, born 1944) (1944–2013), English footballer
Bridget Atkinson (1732–1814), English shell collector.
Brodie Atkinson , Australian rules footballer
Brooks Atkinson , New York Times theatre critic
Bruce Atkinson , Australian politician
C
Cam Atkinson , American ice hockey player
Carl Atkinson (died 1985), Australian diver and salvage expert
Chloe Atkinson , fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
Chris Atkinson , Australian rally driver
C. T. Atkinson , (1874–1964), Oxford military historian
Christopher Atkinson (missionary) (fl 1652–5), early Quaker missionary from Westmorland and one of the Valiant Sixty
Christopher Atkinson Saville (
c. 1738 –1819), alter known as Christopher Atkinson until about 1798, English merchant and politician
Colin Atkinson , British cricketer and teacher
D
E
F
G
H
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
Janette Atkinson , British psychologist and academic
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
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L
La'Tangela Atkinson , American basketball player
Lawrence Atkinson , English artist, musician and poet
Lefty Atkinson , American baseball player
Leigh Atkinson , English swimmer
Leonard Atkinson , British engineer and senior British Army officer
Leonard A. Atkinson , New Zealand civil servant
Lily Atkinson , New Zealand temperance campaigner, suffragist and feminist
Lisle Atkinson , American musician
Llewellyn Atkinson , Australian politician
Louis E. Atkinson , American physician, attorney and politician
Louisa Atkinson , Australian writer, botanist and illustrator
Lucas Atkinson , American politician
Lucy Atkinson , English explorer and author
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P
R
S
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Ted Atkinson , Canadian jockey
Terry Atkinson , British artist
Thomas Dinham Atkinson , (1864–1948), architect and antiquarian with an interest in English ecclesiastical architecture
Thomas Lewis Atkinson , English engraver
Thomas Witlam Atkinson (1799–1861), English architect, artist and traveller
Ti-Grace Atkinson , American feminist writer
Tiffany Atkinson (born 1972), British poet
Todd Atkinson , Canadian Anglican bishop
Tom Atkinson (1930–1990), English cricketer
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Species named after a person named Atkinson
Lethrinus atkinsoni
See also
References