How common is the surname Rick?

4,591 people in the United States had the surname Rick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,250 Americans. It ranked 7,258th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rick?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Rick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Rick getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,172 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,591 in 2010, down 11%.

Is Rick also a first name?

Yes. Rick 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 Rick

A patronymic surname, carried by 4,591 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɹɪk/ 1 syllable 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). Rick is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

From the male given name Richard.

Rick 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 4,591 people named Rick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,250 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,172.

#7,258

rank among US surnames

4,591

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

-11.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,111)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,254	Fenwick	4,597	67,162
#7,255	Nightingale	4,596	67,177
#7,257	Lohman	4,592	67,236
#7,258	Futch	4,591	67,250
#7,261	Beggs	4,590	67,265
#7,264	Humble	4,588	67,294

Who is named Rick

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

92% of people named Rick identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Rick

Rick 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 Rick come from?: From the male given name Richard.
How common is the surname Rick?: 4,591 people in the United States had the surname Rick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,250 Americans. It ranked 7,258th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rick?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Rick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
How do you pronounce Rick?: Rick is /ɹɪk/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Rick?: Rick is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Rick getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,172 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,591 in 2010, down 11%.
What are other spellings of Rick?: Ric and Rik.
Is Rick also a first name?: Yes. Rick 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.