Ritchings Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ritchings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritchings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2241:248,74120,175
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Australia801:337,44628,659
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:176,63314,719
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ritchings Last Name Facts

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

Ritchings occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritchings? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ritchings is the 613,453rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Ritchings reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Ritchings is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 248,741. In England Ritchings is most numerous in: Wiltshire, where 13 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 13 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Ritchings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ritchings has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ritchings last name expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 8,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ritchings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ritchings are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ritchings earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $46,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.9% more than the national average, earning $65,531 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richings941,378/
Ritching949/
Riching8844/
Reiching821/
Retching820/
Ritsing75351/
Rishing7570/
Ritzing7510/
Richeng759/
Ruicheng717/
Riggings712/
Reishing711/
Retcheng711/
Risshing710/
Reicheng710/
Reaching710/
Rising674,379/
Rizing6717/
Riging6711/
Rijing6711/
Rojchieng672/
Recing671/
Rixing671/

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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
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  • 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 Ritchings
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