Proper noun
A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic] meaning "son of Atkin", a Middle English diminutive of Adam.
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Henry County, Illinois.
An unincorporated township in Piscataquis County, Maine.
A city in Holt County, Nebraska.
A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
A town in Pender County, North Carolina.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Atkinson Township.
A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Ellipsis of Atkinson County.
An unincorporated community in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgMichael Atkinson vows to continue to 'fight' violent media. Which seems a bit like trying to turn the tide back with a water pistol. Ben Croshaw
Capitol Records were very keen for me to write and see how I got on; I think that is what defined my sound. The first session I had was with two young up-and-coming writers, Nick Atkinson and Tom Wilding, and I went into a session a bit nervous because I hadn't written that many songs before. Shane Filan
According to 19th-century traveler T. W. Atkinson, locals in the Lake Baikal Region had the tradition that Christ visited the area: The people have a tradition in connection with this region which they implicitly believe. Source: Internet
According to a news release from Goldsboro Police Department, Quinton Atkinson was in a fight with Holmes, who shot him in the leg. Source: Internet
After the second incident, Steelers head coach Chuck Noll referred to Atkinson as part of the "criminal element" in the NFL. Source: Internet
Apparently he used his influence as a big star in the BBC to complain about the upstarts in a new comedy program led by Rowan Atkinson and Griff Rhys Jones called Not the Nine O’Clock News. Source: Internet