The Richardson surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 249,533 people carried this name — #74 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,080 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 403 people named Richardson.
152 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
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
134 people named Richardson live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
60 people named Richardson have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 164 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 23 people named Richardson 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 Flemish Brabant.
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
Richardson in American newspapers,
1901–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,169,191 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Richardson.
- Riccobono 613 · U.S. census
- Rice 146,440 · U.S. census
- Rich 47,477 · U.S. census
- Richard 52,138 · U.S. census
- Richardet 149 · U.S. census
- Richards 125,653 · U.S. census
- Richart 1,241 · U.S. census
- Richarte 213 · U.S. census
- Riche 1,421 · U.S. census
- Richel 339 · U.S. census
- Richen 106 · U.S. census
- Richer 2,434 · U.S. census
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