Surname Checker / Richards
How Common Is the Last Name Richards?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Richards today
144,525
Ranked #228 of 162,254 published surnames · 44.25 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 130,529 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
78.67%
Black
14.86%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.66%
Hispanic
2.81%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.