Ritchson Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ritchson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ritchson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
India61:127,844,230863,365
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ritchson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ritchson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ritchson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ritchson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Ritchson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ritchson are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States Ritchson is most prevalent in: California, where 28 percent reside, Texas, where 18 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent reside and Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.

Ritchson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ritchson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ritchson surname increased 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ritchson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ritchson surname are 39.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.36% being registered to vote for the party.

Ritchson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $42,859 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richson93144/
Ritchon938/
Reichson8812/
Richdson8810/
Ritchong887/
Ritson864,200/
Richon861,352/
Ricson8622/
Reatchson821/
Raichon80117/
Rittson8012/
Ritchan8010/
Rechson808/
Ritsong808/
Roichon806/
Ritshon804/
Richone803/
Richsen802/
Reichon802/
Rietson801/
Ritchom801/
Reitson800/
Ricon771,997/
Ritshong75121/
Ritschan7514/
Richtsen7510/
Richonne758/
Ritchane751/
Richan71236/
Retson71226/
Ridson71208/
Rechon7126/
Ritsen7125/
Ritsan7118/
Rytson715/
Recson714/
Ritzon713/
Reichtsom713/
Riecon711/
Rihcon711/
Raicon711/
Ritcen711/
Ricsán711/
Ridcon711/
Richane67365/
Hritcan67283/
Ritcham67249/
Roichan67190/
Raichan67105/
Rekhson6728/
Reichan6723/
Ricione6717/
Reitsen679/
Ritsang677/
Raitsen676/
Retsoyn673/
Hrichan673/
Ruichan673/
Richsam671/
Reatson671/
Roychon671/
Roytson671/
Rhetson671/
Ridchan671/
Rithsem671/
Rittsan671/
Restson671/
Richgan671/
Ritsane671/
Rechone670/
Ridsson670/

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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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  • 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 Ritchson
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