Rickword Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rickword Surname Definition:

Apparently an old personal name. Ricuard, Ricuardus, in Domesday.

Rickword Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Rickword Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Apparently an old personal name. Ricuard, Ricuardus, in Domesday.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Rickword Last Name Facts

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

Rickword is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rickword? popularity and diffusion

Rickword is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Rickword occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rickword live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 50 percent reside, Devon, where 17 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 17 percent reside.

Rickword Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rickword has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rickword surname fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rickward8867/
Reckword881/
Rickwardt8226/
Rickworth822/
Reckward7525/
Reckwerd751/
Rückwardt71190/
Rickwartz71101/
Reckwerdt7176/
Ruckwardt7175/
Reckwardt7122/
Rickwärtz7116/
Rikwar711/
Raikwar674,569/
Rekward6747/
Ricuort6733/
Ricuard679/
Reckwar679/
Reikwar672/
Rueckwardt671/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rickword
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