The Riche surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,664 people carried this name — #17,063 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 178,600 people counted. That is up 17% from 1,421 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Riche surname
As an English surname, from Rich. As a French surname, from Old French riche.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Riche» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,044 people named Riche.
42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 81 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 118 people named Riche 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 91 people named Riche 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.
Who carried it
People named Riche,
with a public archive behind them.
-
Gaspard de Prony 1755–1839 · scientist -
Jean Baptiste Léopold Alfred Riche 1829–1908 · pharmacist -
Jean Mamy 1902–1949 · screenwriter -
John Riche d. 1593
-
Judith Riche 1547–1615
-
Claude Riche 1762–1797 · naturalist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Riche.
- Richard 53,893 · 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
- Richel 289 · U.S. census
- Richen 106 · U.S. census
- Richer 2,513 · U.S. census
- Richert 2,910 · U.S. census
- Richmond 37,053 · U.S. census
- Richoux 537 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Riche is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.