Definition of "Atkinson"

A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic] meaning "son of Atkin", a Middle English diminutive of Adam.  examples

A placename

1. A number of places in the United States:

   1. A town in Henry County, Illinois.  examples

   2. An unincorporated community in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana.  examples

   3. An unincorporated township in Piscataquis County, Maine.  examples

   4. A city in Holt County, Nebraska.  examples

   5. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.  examples

   6. A town in Pender County, North Carolina.  examples

   7. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Atkinson Township.  examples

2. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.  examples

3. Ellipsis of Atkinson County.  examples