How common is the surname Richie?

6,812 people in the United States had the surname Richie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,324 Americans. It ranked 5,138th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Richie?

Lionel Richie, American singer, songwriter and actor, followed by Nicole Richie.

Where is the surname Richie most common?

Wikidata records people named Richie in the United States.

How do you pronounce Richie?

Richie is /ˈɹɪt͡ʃi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Richie getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,967 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,812 in 2010, down 2.2%.

Is Richie also a first name?

Yes. Richie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Richie

A patronymic surname, carried by 6,812 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹɪt͡ʃi/ 2 syllables Soundex R200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Richie is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

From Richard.

Richie is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,812 people named Richie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,324 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,967.

#5,138

rank among US surnames

6,812

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

-2.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,652)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,133	Denis	6,818	45,284
#5,136	Trainor	6,816	45,297
#5,137	Bechtel	6,813	45,317
#5,138	Richie	6,812	45,324

Who is named Richie

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

75% of people named Richie identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Richies

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lionel Richie
American singer, songwriter and actor, born 1949
Nicole Richie
American television personality and actress, born 1981
Donald Richie
American writer and film historian (1924–2013)
Sofia Richie
American model and media personality (born 1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Richy

Surnames that sound like Richie

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

Questions

Where does the surname Richie come from?: From Richard.
How common is the surname Richie?: 6,812 people in the United States had the surname Richie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,324 Americans. It ranked 5,138th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Richie?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Richie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Richie?: Lionel Richie, American singer, songwriter and actor, followed by Nicole Richie.
Where is the surname Richie most common?: Wikidata records people named Richie in the United States.
How do you pronounce Richie?: Richie is /ˈɹɪt͡ʃi/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Richie?: Richie is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Richie getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,967 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,812 in 2010, down 2.2%.
What are other spellings of Richie?: Richy.
Is Richie also a first name?: Yes. Richie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.