Show ContentsAtkeson Surname History

The Atkeson surname was patronymic name created from Atkin, a Middle English personal name, which was one of the many pet forms of Adam.

Early Origins of the Atkeson family

The surname Atkeson was first found in the counties of Northumberland and Cumberland where they held a family seat from ancient times long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. The name was derived from Atkin and Adkin.

Early History of the Atkeson family

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Atkeson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Atkinson, Aitkinson, Atkenson, Aitkenson, Atkington, Attkinson and many more.

Early Notables of the Atkeson family

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Ireland Migration of the Atkeson family to Ireland

Some of the Atkeson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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United States Atkeson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Atkeson Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Richard Atkeson, who landed in Virginia in 1703 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Atkeson (post 1700) +

  • William Oscar Atkeson (1854-1931), American Republican politician, Bates County Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-92; U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1921-23; Defeated, 1922 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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