The Richoux surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 534 people carried this name — #38,890 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 480 people named Richoux.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 55 départements, most often Cher.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 4

Cher 111

Haute-Marne 41

Paris 36

Nord 29

Loir-et-Cher 22

Ardennes 22

Maine-et-Loire 22

Indre 14

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 23 people named Richoux 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

Hainaut 18

Namur 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

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