Surname Checker / Richardson
How Common Is the Last Name Richardson?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Richardson today
287,655
Ranked #80 of 162,254 published surnames · 88.07 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 259,798 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
59.7%
Black
33.63%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.48%
Hispanic
2.65%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.