Richardson is an English surname most commonly found in North East England.
[2] The prefix Richard is a given name popularised during the Middle English period [3][4] derived from the Germanic ric ("power") and hard ("brave"/"hardy").
The names Richard and Richardson are found in records as early as 1381 in Yorkshire, England.
[7] There are variant spellings including the Swedish Richardsson.
People with the name Richardson or its variants include: Dickson, Dixon.