The Richard surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 53,893 people carried this name — #629 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,470 people counted. That is up 3% from 52,138 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 46,213 people named Richard.
670 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 106 départements, most often Paris.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
2,892 people named Richard live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 1,752 people named Richard 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 Entre Ríos.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 1,254 people named Richard 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
32 people named Richard have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 118 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
155 people named Richard are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Richard in American newspapers,
1880–1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,303,664 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Richard,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean-Claude Richard de Saint-Non 1727–1791 · archaeologist -
Jean-Louis Richard 1743–1812 · politician -
Joseph Etienne Richard 1761–1834 · politician -
Gabriel Richard 1767–1832 · politician -
Charles-François Richard 1772–1851 · industrialist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 223 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Richard.
- Ricciarelli 133 · U.S. census
- Riccio 4,169 · U.S. census
- Ricco 1,195 · U.S. census
- Riccobono 704 · U.S. census
- Rice 149,500 · U.S. census
- Rich 49,481 · U.S. census
- Richardet 180 · U.S. census
- Richards 130,529 · U.S. census
- Richardson 259,798 · U.S. census
- Richart 1,305 · U.S. census
- Richarte 275 · U.S. census
- Riche 1,664 · U.S. census
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