The Ricard surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,984 people carried this name — #10,708 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 99,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 2,783 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 5,935 people named Ricard.
134 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 96 départements, most often Aveyron.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 107 people named Ricard live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
51 people named Ricard live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 23 people named Ricard live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Ricard in American newspapers,
1895–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,187 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ricard,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean-Pierre Ricard 1740–1812 · politician -
Louis-Étienne Ricard 1740–1814 · politician -
Raoul Ricard 1582–1652 · jurist
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Jean-Marie Ricard 1622–1678 · lawyer
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Samuel Ricard 1637–1717 · jurist
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Chérubin de Noves 1688–1767 · friar
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ricard.
- Ribero 213 · U.S. census
- Ribet 124 · U.S. census
- Ribis 116 · U.S. census
- Riblet 212 · U.S. census
- Ribot 428 · U.S. census
- Rica 123 · U.S. census
- Ricardo 3,448 · U.S. census
- Ricart 272 · U.S. census
- Ricca 1,676 · U.S. census
- Riccardi 3,289 · U.S. census
- Ricci 11,534 · U.S. census
- Ricciardi 3,951 · U.S. census
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