Definitions for richardson
ˈrɪtʃ ərd sənrichard·son

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Richardson, Henry Hobson Richardsonnoun

   United States architect (1838-1886)

2. Richardson, Ralph Richardson, Sir Ralph David Richardsonnoun

   British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)

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1. richardson

   Richardson can have different meanings based on its context. 1. As a surname: Richardson is a surname of Anglo-Saxon descent. It originated as a son's name that refers to Richard and translates to "son of Richard". 2. As a geographical location: Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. 3. In computer science: It's also used in the context of the "Richardson extrapolation" technique for improving the rate of convergent sequence or the accuracy of numerical methods. 4. It can also refer to various people of significant importance, such as Samuel Richardson, an English writer, or Owen Willans Richardson, a British physicist.

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1. Richardson

   Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 99,223. In 2011 the population was estimated to be 101,742. Richardson is an affluent inner suburb of Dallas and home of The University of Texas at Dallas and the Telecom Corridor with a high concentration of telecommunications companies. More than 5,000 businesses have operations within Richardson's 28 square miles, including many of the world's largest telecommunications/networking companies: AT&T, Ericsson, Verizon, Cisco Systems, Samsung, MetroPCS, Texas Instruments, TriQuint Semiconductor, and Fujitsu. In 2006, Richardson was ranked as the 15th best place to live in the United States by Money magazine. This ranked Richardson the 3rd best place to live in Texas. In 2007, the Morgan Quitno 14th Annual America's Safest and Most Dangerous Cities Awards pronounced Richardson the 69th safest city in America. In the same study Richardson ranked the 5th safest city in Texas. In 2008, Richardson was ranked as the 18th best place to live in the United States by Money magazine. This ranked Richardson the 4th best place to live in Texas. In 2009, Business Week's annual report on the "Best Places to Raise Kids," ranked Richardson 2nd in Texas. Richardson was the first North Texas city recognized as a best workplace for commuters by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Transportation in 2004. As of 2010 the city has continued to be recognized every year since 2004. In 2011 the Texas Recreation and Park Society awarded Richardson with the Texas Gold Medal for excellence in the field of recreation and park management.

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1. RICHARDSON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Richardson is ranked #80 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Richardson surname appeared 259,798 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 88 would have the surname Richardson.
   
   59.7% or 155,099 total occurrences were White.
   33.6% or 87,370 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 6,885 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 6,339 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 2,858 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 1,247 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Actor
   • Architect

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce richardson?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say richardson in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of richardson in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of richardson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of richardson in a Sentence

1. Terri Hord Owens:

   Franklyn Richardson've just all become committed to doing whatever National Council of Churches is that Franklyn Richardson need to do to make these kinds of events happen from local congregations to this kind of national service, and so I think as Franklyn Richardson see the needs develop, people are just really committed to making sure that Franklyn Richardson address the needs and, and be creative in how Franklyn Richardson do that.

2. Richardson Police Department:

   He exemplified the professionalism, heroism, and strong character inherent in all Richardson police officers.

3. Mark Stoops:

   Emory is fantastic and can beat you with his arm and his legs, he looks more and more comfortable with every rep. … (With Anthony Richardson), again, you see incredible arm strength, but also a guy who can run through you.

4. Detroit Police Department:

   David Sherrard exemplified the professionalism, heroism, and strong character inherent in all Richardson police officers.

5. Floyd County:

   We are deeply saddened and heartbroken by the news of the death of one of our students, Vanita Richardson, who was scheduled to graduate next Saturday. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Armuchee Community and Vanita Richardson friends and family at this time, vanita Richardson will be remembered for being a fun-loving, humble, and motivated student who was making strong plans for Vanita Richardson future.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=richardson
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=richardson
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=richardson