Rickets Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Rickets 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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Rickets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
England591:944,37447,923
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Jamaica401:71,7493,500
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Nicaragua141:430,0783,469
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1961:124,36411,707
Wales201:78,4213,652
Guernsey91:3,628639
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7651:65,6457,147

Rickets (16) may also be a first name.

Rickets 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

"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

A corruption of Rickards, Ricards; from Richards.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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

Rickets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rickets is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rickets? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rickets is the 751,291st most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Rickets are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 2,251,298. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 24 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Suriname, where 13 percent are found.

Rickets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rickets has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 79 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rickets Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rickets last name are 28.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rickets earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.18% less than the national average, earning R 63,732 per year; in United States they earn 15.59% less than the national average, earning $36,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning $44,289 CAD per year.

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