Atkinson Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Atkinson

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Atkinson history with Atkinson Family Crest
Atkinson Motto Translated
Suggested Readings for Atkinson

Surname Notables

About Family Crests

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Origin Displayed: English

Where did the English Atkinson family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Atkinson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

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

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

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.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Atkinson who settled in Virginia in 1635; also settling in Virginia were, Charles 1623; Edward 1635; Francis 1623; George 1635; Henry 1639; James 1635.

Motto Translated: Hope in God.

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Suggested Readings for the name Atkinson

The Atkinson Family Builders, the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Westward by Virginia Atkinson Chatelain.
Early Settlers in the Ozarks: A Genealogy of Atkinson, Best, Hall, Phillips, Stokes and Webb Families by Garner J. Phillips.

Some noteworthy people of the name Atkinson

John William Atkinson (1923-2003), American psychologist who pioneered the scientific study of human motivation, achievement and behavior
Theodore Francis Atkinson (1916-2005), American thoroughbred horse racing jockey, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957
Justin Brooks Atkinson (1894-1984), American journalist who won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence
Rowan Atkinson (b. 1955), English actor and writer, best known for his "Mr. Bean" character
James Robert Atkinson FInstP, FRSE, FRMetS (1916-2008), British radar pioneer
Lawrence Atkinson (1873-1931), English artist, musician and poet
Richard John Copland Atkinson CBE (1920-1994), British prehistorian and archaeologist
Sir Frederick jOHN Atkinson KCB (b. 1919), British former Chief Economic Adviser to HM Treasury and Head of the Government Economic Service from 1977 to 1979 knighted in 1979
James Atkinson (1846-1914), British inventor of the Single-Stroke combustion engine in 1882

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Atkinson family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Atkinson coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Atkinson genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Atkinson Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Atkinson Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.