# Ritchie (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ritchie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 29,040 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,217 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,632 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (28,397 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɪt͡ʃi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Richard.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ritchie in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ritchie in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.

## People named Ritchie

- Dennis M. Ritchie, American computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programmin
- Matt Ritchie, association football player (born 1989)
- Neil Ritchie, British Army officer (1897–1983)
- Jean Ritchie, American folk singer
- Michael Ritchie, American film director (1938–2001)
- Charlotte Ritchie, British actress
- Kate Ritchie, Australian actress
- Reece Ritchie, British actor (born 1986)
- Albert Cabell Ritchie, American politician (1876-1936)
- Don Ritchie, Australian humanitarian (1926–2012)
- Jill Ritchie, American actress
- Willie Ritchie, (1891-1975) American boxing champion

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Rich, Richey, Ritchey, Richie, Ritch, Riche, Rhodes, Rhoades, Rhoads, Rodas, Reddick, Ridgeway.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.