The Riccardi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,289 people carried this name — #9,839 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,100 people counted. That is up 11% from 2,971 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Riccardi surname
A surname transferred from the given name.
From the personal name Riccardo (“Richard”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Riccardi» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 789 people named Riccardi 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 197 people named Riccardi.
86 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Isère.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
165 people named Riccardi live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 26 people named Riccardi 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
Riccardi in American newspapers,
1920–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,558 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Riccardi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gabriello Riccardi d. 1675 · diplomat
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Alessandro Riccardi d. 1604 · Catholic priest
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Francesco Riccardi d. 1508 · Catholic priest
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Egidio Riccardi 1550–1545 · theologian
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Riccardo Romolo Riccardi 1558–1612 · poet
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Nicholas Riccardi 1585–1639 · theologian
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Riccardi.
- Ribot 428 · U.S. census
- Rica 123 · U.S. census
- Ricard 2,984 · U.S. census
- Ricardo 3,448 · U.S. census
- Ricart 272 · U.S. census
- Ricca 1,676 · U.S. census
- Ricci 11,534 · U.S. census
- Ricciardi 3,951 · U.S. census
- Ricciarelli 133 · U.S. census
- Riccio 4,169 · U.S. census
- Ricco 1,195 · U.S. census
- Riccobono 704 · U.S. census
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