How common is the surname Ricketson?

1,365 people in the United States had the surname Ricketson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,187 Americans. It ranked 19,731st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ricketson?

Gail Ricketson, American rower.

Where is the surname Ricketson most common?

Wikidata records people named Ricketson in the United States.

Is the surname Ricketson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,260 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,365 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname Ricketson

A surname, carried by 1,365 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R232

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ricketson is more common than 87.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,365 people named Ricketson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 226,187 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,260.

#19,731

rank among US surnames

1,365

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #19,775)

Who is named Ricketson

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

92% of people named Ricketson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ricketsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gail Ricketson
American rower, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ricketson

Ricketts

Ricketson has the Soundex code R232, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R232.

Questions

How common is the surname Ricketson?: 1,365 people in the United States had the surname Ricketson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,187 Americans. It ranked 19,731st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ricketson?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ricketson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ricketson?: Gail Ricketson, American rower.
Where is the surname Ricketson most common?: Wikidata records people named Ricketson in the United States.
Is the surname Ricketson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,260 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,365 in 2010, up 8.3%.