Ricker Surname

37,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,887 people bear this surname

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

Ricker Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Mighty Army [Old Teutonic Ríkheri, Ríchere, etc.: v. under Rick, and + O.L.Ger. heri = Old English here = Old Norse herr = Gothic harji-s, army] The mod. French form is Riquer.

Cp. Richer.

Ricker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5851:31,2873,893
Germany1,3871:58,0437,498
Canada6561:56,1676,639
Australia681:396,99632,204
Austria571:149,39419,936
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
England121:4,643,172139,951
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1631:15,8772,023

Ricker (192) may also be a first name.

Ricker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Mighty Army [Old Teutonic Ríkheri, Ríchere, etc.: v. under Rick, and + O.L.Ger. heri = Old English here = Old Norse herr = Gothic harji-s, army] The mod. French form is Riquer.

Cp. Richer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Richere (mighty, army).

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

Ricker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ricker occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ricker? popularity and diffusion

Ricker is the 37,914th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 524,775 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Ricker live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 655,603rd most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 192 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11,585 people, or 1 in 31,287. In The United States it is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Ricker exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Ricker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ricker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ricker surname grew 366 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ricker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ricker surname are 14.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Ricker earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $42,749 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $49,699 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riecker92838/
Reicker92271/
Richker9266/
Rickher9257/
Riczker9213/
Ruicker924/
Rickehr923/
Riccker922/
Ricketr921/
Roicker921/
Rickear920/
Rickier920/
Riker915,097/
Ricer91264/
Rickertt8688/
Reickerd8619/
Ritckert864/
Rieckher864/
Rischker862/
Rieckehr861/
Rijckier861/
Richkert861/
Rickkert860/
Reichker860/
Raickerd860/
Ruickert860/
Rucker8334,105/
Richer8321,339/
Rücker838,048/
Recker837,896/
Rieker833,279/
Rikker83394/
Raiker83365/
Reiker83313/
Räcker83169/
Rijker83104/
Riccer8376/
Ridker8353/
Raicer8332/
Rűcker8332/
Rikher8310/
Rycker835/
Hriker832/
Ruicer831/
Ruiker831/
Reicer831/
Ricejr831/
Rikcer831/
Roiker831/
Ritker831/
Rhiker830/
Rihker830/
Rikeer830/
Rikere830/
Rickerová8013/
Rickheart800/
Reicher773,242/
Ruecker771,085/
Rikhert77346/
Raicher77149/
Reucker77101/
Riekehr7779/
Ryckier7769/
Raikher7766/
Reckker7764/
Rückher7753/
Rittker7750/
Reisker7741/
Reckerd7738/
Roikier7730/
Rikherd7720/
Riekher7718/
Rhecker7717/
Raidker7712/
Rikeard776/
Reikher776/
Ritzker775/
Richeer774/
Ridåker774/
Raikert773/
Ruccker772/
Reecker772/
Risåker772/
Richear772/
Riccher771/
Raitker771/
Rukcker771/
Ruckier771/
Rhigcer771/
Riszker771/
Rechker771/
Reijker771/
Reckier771/
Rijkere771/
Ricquer771/
Ritsker771/
Richerr771/
Ruckher770/
Riskert770/
Ryckere770/
Rickirt770/
Reccker770/
Reker733,061/
Ryker731,306/
Räker73478/
Recer73342/
Rikir73130/
Rikyr7333/
Ruker7321/
Rycer7312/
Riqer731/
Ricre731/
Ricquier71504/
Raikhert71161/
Reckerth7173/
Reikhert7139/
Rueckher7115/
Ryckeart7111/
Ritzhker717/
Reyckert715/
Rijkheer715/
Reckeard711/
Rizscher711/
Raikherh711/
Rithkerd711/
Rheikert710/
Ruijcher710/
Rickuire710/
Recher672,593/
Rekker67985/
Richir67811/
Riquer67506/
Reecer67389/
Reeker67298/
Rheker67290/
Rückerová67152/
Royker67139/
Rehker67138/
Reuker67120/
Redker67109/
Rukher6795/
Reaker6764/
Rayker6736/
Rekere6735/
Rykier6733/
Rycher6732/
Reckir6730/
Rűckerová6721/
Reacer6716/
Rykker6716/
Rekier6713/
Rueker6710/
Rykerd6710/
Rukker678/
Hreker676/
Rugker674/
Reckheart673/
Rysker673/
Rükert673/
Rächer673/
Rajcer672/
Ryoker671/
Roycer671/
Rekher671/
Ruicir671/
Rätker671/
Rekeur671/
Raikkhert671/
Rhyker670/
Rekeer670/
Retker670/

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