Richerson Surname

161,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Richerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Richerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6691:135,80314,220
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Dominica11:75,891912
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4151:35,4904,216

Richerson (58) may also be a first name.

Richerson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Richerson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richerson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 161,606th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,705,102 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Richerson reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,295,729th most common forename worldwide It is held by 58 people.

The last name Richerson is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,669 people, or 1 in 135,803. In The United States Richerson is most prevalent in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Kentucky, where 11 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Richerson is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Richerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Richerson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 189 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Richerson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Richerson surname are 20.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.2% registered with the political party.

Richerson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.67% less than the national average, earning $38,977 USD per year.

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Richerson Reference & Research

Richardson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Richerson
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