The Richman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,583 people carried this name — #5,289 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,800 people counted. That is down 3% from 6,803 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Richman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Richman’.

An early record he cites: John fil. Rikeman, Huntingdonshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls. Fil. is Latin for “son of”.

His entry covers Richman and Rickman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 645 · public domain.

In print

Richman in American newspapers,
1916–1928.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Richman
The Milwaukee Leader 1928-08-31
Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Richman
The Laramie Republican 1916-01-17
Newspaper page from Jednośc Polek = Unity Of Polish Women carrying the name Richman
Jednośc Polek = Unity Of Polish Women 1928-10-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Richman in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

2,808 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Richman. The most, 405, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 1,186
Tasmania 638
New South Wales 377
Victoria 308
Queensland 186
Western Australia 92
ACT (Canberra) 14
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Richman.

Who carried it

People named Richman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Richman
    Charles Richman 1865–1940 · stage actor
  • Peter Richman 1350– · politician
  • Anders Richman den äldre 1776– · painter
  • Anders Reinhold Richman 1786–1862 · painter and varnisher
  • John Henry Richman 1791–1864 · lawyer
  • J. Scott Richman 1820– · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Richman,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,441 records

1,441 records of the Richman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 740
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 327
  • Other U.S. records 374
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Rubin Richman

    Born 1911 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; sales clerk from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane Richman

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the State of Nebraska from Glasgow and Larne, aged 21; domestic. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert E. Richman

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1938, died 1976; buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,441 records for Richman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia52 records

52 records of the Richman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 34
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 13
  • Other Australian records 5
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Richman

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Lord Auckland, sailing from London in 1844. Native of Leamington Hastings, Warwickshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1849.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Richman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Mermaid, aged 38; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry E. Richman

    Laborer of Caulfield, Victoria; died 1953.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 52 records for Richman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands12 records

12 records of the Richman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 7
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  • Dutch population registers 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Richman

    Married in 1813 in Amsterdam; domestic servant.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Fredrik Richman

    Died 1826 in Charlois, aged 59.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johan Albert Richman

    In the population register of Haarlem; born in Hanover.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Richman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom11 records

11 records of the Richman name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 8
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. A. Richman

    Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record P. J. Richman

    Lancashire Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Richman

    Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Richman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Richman name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Herbert Richman

    Buried in 1911 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record George Richman

    Listed at Margaret's Bay, Halifax, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1827.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Norway2 records

2 records of the Richman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Kristoffer Richman

    Census of 1910: Enge, Eide; farmer, born 1870 in Eide.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Nicolene Richman

    Census of 1910: Enge, Eide; born 1870 in Fjære.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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