Richardsn Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Richardsn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richardsn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Richardsn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Richardsn Come From? nationality or country of origin

Richardsn occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richardsn? popularity and diffusion

Richardsn is the 5,587,209th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Richardsn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Richardsn live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Richardsn is most frequent in: Colorado, where 10 percent live, District of Columbia, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and New Zealand, where 8 percent live.

Richardsn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Richardsn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richardsen951,183/
Richardsin954/
Richardtsen901/
Rhichardsen900/
Richaardsen900/
Richarsen890/
Richerdsen842/
Richartsen842/
Richordsen841/
Rychardsen841/
Richertsen741/
Richorssen740/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Richardsn
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