Where Does The Last Name Ritchey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ritchey occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritchey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 43,218^th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 605,077 people. The surname Ritchey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ritchey reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 655,603^rd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 192 people.

The surname Ritchey is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11,713 people, or 1 in 30,945. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States Ritchey exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Ritchey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ritchey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ritchey last name grew 668 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 39 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ritchey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ritchey last name are 22.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.35% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ritchey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.48% less than the national average, earning $42,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning $43,214 CAD per year.