Atkinson

plural Atkinsons

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

   Fuelled by their fury, Spurs surged forward and gave themselves hope after 56 minutes when Scott Parker's precise through-ball released Adebayor. He was pulled down in the area by Cech but referee Atkinson allowed play to continue for Bale to roll the ball into an empty net.

   2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2022

2. A placename:
   1. countableuncountableA town and township in Henry County, Illinois.
   2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana.
   3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated township in Piscataquis County, Maine.
   4. countableuncountableA township in Carlton County, Minnesota.
   5. countableuncountableA city and township in Holt County, Nebraska.
   6. countableuncountableA town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
   7. countableuncountableA town in Pender County, North Carolina.
   8. countableuncountableA community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
   9. countableuncountableA village in Saint Andrew parish, Dominica.
   10. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Atkinson County.