How common is the surname Richmond?

37,053 people in the United States had the surname Richmond in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,333 Americans. It ranked 934th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Richmond?

Mitch Richmond, American basketball player (born 1965), followed by Charles Wallace Richmond.

Where is the surname Richmond most common?

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

How do you pronounce Richmond?

Richmond is /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Richmond getting more or less common?

More common. 35,715 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,053 in 2010, up 3.7%.

Is Richmond also a first name?

Yes. Richmond 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 Richmond

An English surname, carried by 37,053 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənd/ 2 syllables Soundex R255 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). Richmond is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 37,053 people named Richmond in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,333 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 35,715.

#934

rank among US surnames

37,053

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #882)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#925	Esquivel	37,578	8,216
#926	Bean	37,571	8,218
#927	Dodson	37,566	8,219
#928	Mullen	37,502	8,233
#929	Xiong	37,499	8,233
#930	Hayden	37,451	8,244
#931	Cano	37,368	8,262

Who is named Richmond

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

72% of people named Richmond identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Richmonds

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mitch Richmond
American basketball player (born 1965)
Charles Wallace Richmond
American ornithologist (1868-1932)
Branscombe Richmond
American actor, born 1955
Cedric Richmond
American politician (born 1973)
Deon Richmond
American actor, born 1978
Mary Richmond
American social worker, 1861–1928
Geraldine L. Richmond
American chemist and physicist, born 1953
Kane Richmond
American actor (1906-1973)
Jeff Richmond
American composer, television actor and producer, born 1961
Tim Richmond
American racing driver (1955-1989)
Tequan Richmond
American actor, born 1992
Dannie Richmond
American drummer, 1931–1988

Notable Richmonds come mostly from the United States (15) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Richmond

Richmond has the Soundex code R255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R255.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Richmond come from?: From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.
How common is the surname Richmond?: 37,053 people in the United States had the surname Richmond in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,333 Americans. It ranked 934th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Richmond?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Richmond identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Richmond?: Mitch Richmond, American basketball player (born 1965), followed by Charles Wallace Richmond.
Where is the surname Richmond most common?: Wikidata records people named Richmond in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Richmond?: Richmond is /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənd/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Richmond getting more or less common?: More common. 35,715 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,053 in 2010, up 3.7%.
Is Richmond also a first name?: Yes. Richmond 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.