How common is the surname Rickey?

2,523 people in the United States had the surname Rickey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,372 Americans. It ranked 12,323rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rickey?

Branch Rickey, American baseball player, manager, and executive (1881–1965), followed by George Rickey.

Where is the surname Rickey most common?

Wikidata records people named Rickey in the United States.

Is the surname Rickey getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,577 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,523 in 2010, down 2.1%.

Is Rickey also a first name?

Yes. Rickey 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 Rickey

A surname, carried by 2,523 people in the United States.

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). Rickey is more common than 92.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,523 people named Rickey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,372 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,577.

#12,323

rank among US surnames

2,523

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,260)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,320	Galasso	2,524	122,324
#12,323	Dendy	2,523	122,372
#12,328	Reason	2,522	122,421

Who is named Rickey

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

91% of people named Rickey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rickeys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Branch Rickey
American baseball player, manager, and executive (1881–1965)
George Rickey
American sculptor (1907–2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rickey

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

Questions

How common is the surname Rickey?: 2,523 people in the United States had the surname Rickey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,372 Americans. It ranked 12,323rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rickey?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Rickey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rickey?: Branch Rickey, American baseball player, manager, and executive (1881–1965), followed by George Rickey.
Where is the surname Rickey most common?: Wikidata records people named Rickey in the United States.
Is the surname Rickey getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,577 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,523 in 2010, down 2.1%.
Is Rickey also a first name?: Yes. Rickey 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.