Ritchardson Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ritchardson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritchardson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland371:101,1685,037
England331:738,64834,140
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:295,40423,539

Ritchardson Last Name Facts

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

Ritchardson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritchardson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Ritchardson is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Ritchardson are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 20 percent reside, Texas, where 18 percent reside and California, where 17 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Ritchardson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ritchardson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ritchardson surname declined 58 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ritchardson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ritchardson last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ritchardson surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.42% being registered with the political party.

Ritchardson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning $44,512 USD per year.

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Ritchardson Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ritchardson
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