The Richert surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,910 people carried this name — #10,942 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 101,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 2,811 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
1,918 people named Richert have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 2,173 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,397 people named Richert.
32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 57 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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
97 people named Richert live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 72 people named Richert 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 Misiones.
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 the Nordic population registers
121 people named Richert is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
In print
Richert in American newspapers,
1913–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,761 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Richert,
with a public archive behind them.
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Félix Richert d. 1870 · composer
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Paul Richert d. 1916 · navy sailor
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Johan Richert 1685–1724
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Johan Gabriel Richert 1716–1783 · council member
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Olof Richert 1753–1807
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Johan Richert 1755–1812 · jurist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Richert.
- Richart 1,305 · U.S. census
- Richarte 275 · U.S. census
- Riche 1,664 · U.S. census
- Richel 289 · U.S. census
- Richen 106 · U.S. census
- Richer 2,513 · U.S. census
- Richmond 37,053 · U.S. census
- Richoux 537 · U.S. census
- Richter 29,880 · U.S. census
- Richy 134 · U.S. census
- Rick 4,591 · U.S. census
- Rico 25,954 · U.S. census
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