How common is the surname Ritch?

2,771 people in the United States had the surname Ritch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,420 Americans. It ranked 11,380th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ritch getting more or less common?

More common. 2,585 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,771 in 2010, up 7.2%.

Is Ritch also a first name?

Yes. Ritch 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 Ritch

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,771 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ritch is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

From Richard, and from rich as a nickname.

Ritch 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 2,771 people named Ritch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,420 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,585.

#11,380

rank among US surnames

2,771

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,239)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,371	MacIntyre	2,774	111,300
#11,374	Gessner	2,773	111,340
#11,377	Bornstein	2,772	111,380
#11,380	Sauers	2,771	111,420
#11,383	Mooneyham	2,770	111,460
#11,388	Max	2,769	111,501

Who is named Ritch

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

89% of people named Ritch identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ritch

Ritch has the Soundex code R320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R320.

Questions

Where does the surname Ritch come from?: From Richard, and from rich as a nickname.
How common is the surname Ritch?: 2,771 people in the United States had the surname Ritch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,420 Americans. It ranked 11,380th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ritch?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Ritch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Ritch?: Ritch is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Ritch getting more or less common?: More common. 2,585 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,771 in 2010, up 7.2%.
Is Ritch also a first name?: Yes. Ritch 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.