How common is the last name Richmond?

35,493 people in the United States have the last name Richmond, about 1 in 8,421. It ranks #970 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RICHMOND

#970

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
35,493
About
1 in 8,421
This common or more
39.4%
Who bears it

Of the 35,493 people with the last name Richmond, 69% reported their origin as White, 22.3% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

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

Also a first name

As a first name, Richmond ranks #6,110 of 53,615, with 2,664 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 73 births. See Richmond as a first name

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