Ricket Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Panama

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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Ricket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
England301:1,857,26974,552
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Panama121:326,0227,351
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3561:141,06413,285

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.

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

= Rick (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

The mod. French form of this name is Riquet.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ricket(t)’s (Son)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Ricards, from Richard (which see).

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

From the French, Richet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

During the 17th and 18th centuries a family of the name of Ricketts resided in North Leach (Bigl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ricket Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ricket has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ricket? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ricket is the 781,947th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Ricket reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 868,627th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 116 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 1,479,424. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 16 percent reside, Ohio, where 16 percent reside and Michigan, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States Ricket exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Ricket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ricket has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 31 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ricket Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ricket last name are 2.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.94% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rickett925,255/
Rickeit921/
Rickket921/
Reicket920/
Richket920/
Ricketh920/
Riket91169/
Ricet9114/
Rickette8662/
Rickheit8642/
Raickett8636/
Ricketss864/
Rickeets863/
Rickkets861/
Rrickett860/
Rickettz860/
Rickeths860/
Rickests860/
Richet835,010/
Rickit83119/
Rikeit8327/
Rucket8326/
Rieket836/
Ricked833/
Rikket832/
Rikets832/
Rikett831/
Rycket831/
Recket831/
Raiket831/
Reiket830/
Riccketts802/
Rickketts802/
Richketts802/
Ruckett7765/
Richett7761/
Rickitt7729/
Raichet7727/
Riketts7710/
Ricquet7710/
Reichet7710/
Reckett778/
Rikheit778/
Riekett773/
Riekeit773/
Richeat771/
Raikete771/
Richeit771/
Reiketh770/
Riskets770/
Reckest770/
Reket73610/
Ruket7372/
Rikit7356/
Ricit735/
Recet734/
Riced731/
Reichett716/
Reicheit713/
Reichkit711/
Rycketts711/
Rückheit711/
Richedtt711/
Ritketts711/
Reicheht711/
Reiketts710/
Reichedt710/
Riquet672,400/
Richit67100/
Rechet6759/
Riched6738/
Rekett6730/
Rukhet6717/
Rekedt6713/
Rikite6712/
Rukket675/
Risked675/
Rekete672/
Ricoit672/
Regket671/
Risqet671/
Reckit671/
Rikeds671/
Rekeut671/
Rikait671/
Réchet671/
Rukeat671/
Rukeet671/
Rychet671/
Rueket670/
Reuket670/
Rykest670/
Rukett670/

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