# Richie (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/richie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Richard.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,812 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,138 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 45,324 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.2% (6,967 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɪt͡ʃi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Richy |

## Etymology

From Richard.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Richie in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Richie in the United States.

## People named Richie

- Lionel Richie, American singer, songwriter and actor
- Nicole Richie, American television personality and actress
- Donald Richie, American writer and film historian (1924–2013)
- Sofia Richie, American model and media personality (born 1998)

## Similar surnames

Rich, Ritchie, Roche, Richey, Reich, Ritchey, Ritch, Riche, Rice, Rico, Ricci, Rick.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.