Atkinson.
A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic] meaning "son of Atkin", a Middle English diminutive of Adam.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic] meaning "son of Atkin", a Middle English diminutive of Adam.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town and township in Henry County, Illinois.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated township in Piscataquis County, Maine.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Carlton County, Minnesota.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city and township in Holt County, Nebraska.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Pender County, North Carolina.
A placename: A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A placename: A village in Saint Andrew parish, Dominica.
A placename: Ellipsis of Atkinson County.
Where this word comes from
From Atkin or Atkins + -son.
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