Ricket Surname
Approximately 362 people bear this surname
Ricket Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ricard,' from the nick. Rick, and diminutive Rick-et. Ricketts is the genitive; compare Williams, Jones, &c. v. Rickson.
1606. Married — John Scarbroughe and Hester Rickett: St.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 245 | 1:1,479,424 | 101,022 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 95 | 1:256,583 | 18,459 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 356 | 1:141,064 | 13,285 |
Ricket (116) may also be a first name.
Ricket Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ricard,' from the nick. Rick, and diminutive Rick-et. Ricketts is the genitive; compare Williams, Jones, &c. v. Rickson.
1606. Married — John Scarbroughe and Hester Rickett: St. Mary Aldermary.
1659. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Ralph Ricketts: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1694. Married — Samuel Ricketts and Hannah Hughes: St. Michael, Cornhill.
= Rick (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.
The mod. French form of this name is Riquet.
Ricket(t)’s (Son)
"I will, while 'tis in my mind, insert this remarque; viz., about 1620, one Ricketts of Newbury, perhaps corruptly from Ricards, a practitioner in physick, was excellent at the curing of children with swoln heads and small legges; and the disease being new, and without a name, he being so famous for the cure of it, they called the disease the ricketts; as the King's evill from the King's curing of it with his touch; and now 'tis good sport to see how they vex their lexicons, and fetch it from the Greek P the back-bone." Aubrey's Nat. Hist, of Wilts, 4to., p. 74. Dr. Johnson says the name was given by Dr. Glisson on the first appearance of the disease. Dr. Glisson was contemporary with, and probably known to, Mr. Ricketts, and therefore Aubrey's statement may be correct. He is most likely right, too, as to Ricketts being a corruption of Rickards, which, in its turn, is a corruption of Richards.
A corruption of Ricards, from Richard (which see).
From the French, Richet; a personal name.
During the 17th and 18th centuries a family of the name of Ricketts resided in North Leach (Bigl.).
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Ricket Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ricket Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ricket is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ricket? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 781,947th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Ricket live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 868,627th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 116 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 1,479,424. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 16 percent are found, Ohio, where 16 percent are found and Michigan, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Ricket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ricket has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ricket surname declined 31 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ricket Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ricket last name are 2.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.94% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ricket earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.83% less than the national average, earning R 36,048 per year and in United States they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $48,454 USD per year.
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