How common is the last name Richards?

126,138 people in the United States have the last name Richards, about 1 in 2,370. It ranks #236 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RICHARDS

#236

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
126,138
About
1 in 2,370
This common or more
24.1%
Who bears it

Of the 126,138 people with the last name Richards, 75.1% reported their origin as White, 15.1% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Richards

#234 Matthews · 126,328#235 Perkins · 126,147#237 Johnston · 126,068#238 Santiago · 125,697

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Richards, most common first.

#83 Richardson · 249,840#650 Richard · 51,000#3,981 Rickard · 8,650#8,871 Ricardo · 3,544#10,621 Ricard · 2,876#11,534 Riccardi · 2,608#15,984 Rickards · 1,754#23,232 Richart · 1,129

Also a first name

As a first name, Richards ranks #27,176 of 53,615, with 338 people. See Richards as a first name

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