And if you needed "proof," of course those "son" names are almost always attached to prefixes that are common first names - Richardson, Johnson, Jackson, Edmundson, etc. This is same as "Mac" and "Fitz" and "O" in Scottish/Irish. Jeff Jeff Richardson Senior Vice President Investor Relations Wachovia Corporation 301 South College St., TW-27 Charlotte, NC 28288-0206 ph 704-383-8250 fax 704-374-2140 Scalawag1826@cs.com 08/17/2005 08:56 PM Please respond to RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com To RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com cc Subject Re: [RICHARDSON] origin of Richardson name I too, have always heard when a surname ends in son it meant son of,lLike Davidson, Johnson, and so on. Sandra Richardson, McBride, McKenzie,Aldridge, Liverman, Whites. ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== To use the Richardson Query Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson To review Archived messages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L ForwardSourceID:NT000465F2