How common is the surname Richey?

18,296 people in the United States had the surname Richey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,875 Americans. It ranked 1,977th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Richey?

Nancy Richey, American tennis player, followed by Tammy Wynette.

Where is the surname Richey most common?

Wikidata records people named Richey in the United States.

Is the surname Richey getting more or less common?

More common. 17,950 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,296 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Richey

A surname, carried by 18,296 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Richey is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,296 people named Richey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,875 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,950.

#1,977

rank among US surnames

18,296

people in 2010

6.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,839)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,968	Presley	18,384	16,794
#1,969	Ernst	18,361	16,815
#1,970	Haywood	18,360	16,816
#1,971	Najera	18,340	16,835
#1,973	Stapleton	18,332	16,842
#1,974	Batista	18,323	16,850
#1,975	Wilkes	18,314	16,858

Who is named Richey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Richey identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Richeys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nancy Richey
American tennis player, born 1942
Tammy Wynette
American country singer (1942–1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Richey

Richey has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Questions

How common is the surname Richey?: 18,296 people in the United States had the surname Richey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,875 Americans. It ranked 1,977th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Richey?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Richey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Richey?: Nancy Richey, American tennis player, followed by Tammy Wynette.
Where is the surname Richey most common?: Wikidata records people named Richey in the United States.
Is the surname Richey getting more or less common?: More common. 17,950 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,296 in 2010, up 1.9%.