# Richmond (surname)

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

A surname derived from the English place name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 37,053 |
| US rank (2010) | 934 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,333 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (35,715 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Richmond 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) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Richmond in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Richmond

- Mitch Richmond, American basketball player (born 1965)
- Charles Wallace Richmond, American ornithologist (1868-1932)
- Branscombe Richmond, American actor
- Cedric Richmond, American politician (born 1973)
- Deon Richmond, American actor
- Mary Richmond, American social worker
- Geraldine L. Richmond, American chemist and physicist
- Kane Richmond, American actor (1906-1973)
- Jeff Richmond, American composer, television actor and producer
- Tim Richmond, American racing driver (1955-1989)
- Tequan Richmond, American actor
- Dannie Richmond, American drummer

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Rickman, Richman, Reichman, Rossman, Roseman, Ruckman, Reisman, Rosemond, Ryckman.

## 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.