Rickards Surname

82,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Rickards Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard'; v. Ricard.

1602. Baptised — Henry, s. George Rickardes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1625-6. Nathaniel Rickard and Grace Wosted: Marriage Lic. (London).

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Rickards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2611:160,30916,315
England1,7361:32,0964,277
Australia8961:30,1294,033
Canada2981:123,64312,947
Wales1401:22,1042,352
Jamaica1241:23,1451,921
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
France181:3,690,151224,666
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Bermuda121:5,440820
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Anguilla21:6,718471
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malta11:430,2723,380
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7271:33,5294,421
Wales361:43,5672,298
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3371:149,01713,853

Rickards 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'; v. Ricard.

1602. Baptised — Henry, s. George Rickardes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1625-6. Nathaniel Rickard and Grace Wosted: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Alan Richert, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Thomas Rechard, 1561 (CMN., 80). As forename: Richart Strathern, 1462. An Old English personal name meaning "powerfully rich" (rice + h(e)ard).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Rickard’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Rickard or Ricard, variants of Richard (rule, hard).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

This baptismal name, besides becoming itself a surname, has given rise to many others; viz., Richards, Richardson, Rich, Ritchie, Riches, Rick, Ricks, Rix, Rickson, Rixon, Ritson, Rickards, Rieket, Ricketts. From Dick and Hitchin, two ' nurse-names ' of Richard, we also derive Dix, Dicks, Dickson, Dixon, Digons, Dickens, Dickins, Dickinson, Dickerson, Dickison; and Hitchins, Hitchinson, Hitchcock, Hitchcox.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Of a powerful, rich, or generous disposition, from ric, rich, and ard, nature or disposition.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Rickards Last Name Facts

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

Rickards is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rickards? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 82,922nd most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,248,081 people. The surname Rickards is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Rickards are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,261 people, or 1 in 160,309. In The United States Rickards is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Rickards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rickards has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rickards surname expanded 671 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 389 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rickards Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rickards surname is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rickards last name are 19.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rickards earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 294.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 76,378 per year; in South Africa they earn 89.3% more than the national average, earning R 449,856 per year; in United States they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $46,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $53,374 CAD per year.

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Rickards Reference & Research

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