Richelson Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

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

Richelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Richelson (63) may also be a first name.

Richelson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Richelson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Richelson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richelson? popularity and diffusion

Richelson is the 1,281,391st most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Richelson are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 63 people.

The surname Richelson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and New Jersey, where 11 percent reside.

Richelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Richelson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Richelson surname grew 2,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Richelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Richelson surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64% being registered with the political party.

Richelson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.65% more than the national average, earning $50,764 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Richelson
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