Richbell Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Richbell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richbell'; compare Richard.

Richebel le Pirse, Fines Roll 10 Edward I.

John Richebele, Close Rolls, 4 Edward IV.

1674. Baptised — Rebecca, d. William Richbell: St.

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Richbell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:314,79123,605
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803

Richbell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richbell'; compare Richard.

Richebel le Pirse, Fines Roll 10 Edward I.

John Richebele, Close Rolls, 4 Edward IV.

1674. Baptised — Rebecca, d. William Richbell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1766. Married — Richard Manvell and Ann Richbell: St. George, Hanover Square.

1767. — John Richbell and Elizabeth Moore: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An orig. fem. name of French origin found in our 13th-14th cent. records as Richebelle, Richebele = Richly Fair [v. Rich, and + Old French bel(l)e, Latin bella (from), pretty, fair]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently Richbold, a Teutonic, personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name was no doubt originally Richbold, compounded of bold, an abode, dwelling. See Bottle.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Old Norse, Reikall (a rover); from the Danish, Ritschel; from the German, Richel; from the French, Richelle; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Richbell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Richbell is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Richbell.

How Common Is The Last Name Richbell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Richbell is the 1,133,308th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Richbell live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 314,791. In England Richbell is mostly found in: Essex, where 33 percent are found, Hampshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Richbell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Richbell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Richbell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Richbell surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Richbell earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.54% more than the national average, earning $61,073 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Richwell8816/
Ribell8676/
Riechwell820/
Reibell80136/
Ribelle8058/
Risbell8015/
Riebell805/
Richwel802/
Richuel800/
Ribel77273/
Reibelle751/
Reibel713,306/
Riebel713,181/
Rebell71449/
Raibel7125/
Rybell717/
Riobel714/
Rijbel714/
Hribel711/
Ribeld710/
Riblle710/
Roibel710/
Rebelle67482/
Reibelt67458/
Raybell6770/
Reubell6730/
Reibele6727/
Ribl672/
Rechuel671/
Raibele671/
Hriebel671/
Reabell671/
Reichweldt671/
Raibeel671/
Rebuell671/

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Richbell Reference & Research

Richbell Family History - Started in Hampstead; now all-UK resource for the Richbell family. Includes all Richbell data from Census records 1841 to 1911

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