Richings Surname

280,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Richings Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' from nick. Rich, and diminutive Richin; the 'g' is intrusive, the 's' in Richings, patronymic.

Richings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9521:58,5277,009
Australia1601:168,72317,330
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Canada451:818,79163,991
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Wales341:91,0167,411
Guernsey291:2,222539
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Barbados71:41,0641,699
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4891:49,8476,088
Wales131:120,6475,000
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Richings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' from nick. Rich, and diminutive Richin; the 'g' is intrusive, the 's' in Richings, patronymic.

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

Riching’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Richings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Richings is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Richings? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 280,304th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,288,495 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Richings are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Richings is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 952 people, or 1 in 58,527. In England it is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 24 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and West Midlands, where 6 percent are found. Excluding England Richings is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Richings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Richings has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Richings surname grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 161 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 262 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Richings Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Richings surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Richings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 174.98% more than the national average, earning R 653,448 per year; in United States they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning $52,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $47,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ritchings94503/
Riching9344/
Ritching889/
Reiching881/
Rickings880/
Rishing8070/
Richeng809/
Ritings801/
Ruicheng757/
Riggings752/
Reishing751/
Risshing750/
Reicheng750/
Retching750/
Reaching750/
Rising714,379/
Riting7119/
Rizing7117/
Riging7111/
Rijing7111/
Rojchieng712/
Reihng712/
Recing711/
Rixing711/
Rhoing711/
Raings711/
Reising674,034/
Raising67383/
Ritsing67351/
Rissing67250/
Riesing67185/
Ritting67132/
Reißing67132/
Reiting6767/
Røising6753/
Risingh6736/
Risheng6731/
Rigging6729/
Roising6713/
Raijing6711/
Ruißing679/
Ruixing678/
Ruizing676/
Ruiting676/
Raiting675/
Ruijing674/
Rajhing674/
Rahging673/
Reshing673/
Reucing672/
Rhising671/
Ridsing671/
Risingq671/
Risingz671/
Roizing671/
Rehsing671/
Reizing670/
Regings670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Richings
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