How common is the surname Ritchie?

29,040 people in the United States had the surname Ritchie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,632 Americans. It ranked 1,217th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ritchie?

Dennis M. Ritchie, American computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programmin, followed by Matt Ritchie.

Where is the surname Ritchie most common?

Wikidata records people named Ritchie in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Ritchie?

Ritchie is /ˈɹɪt͡ʃi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Ritchie getting more or less common?

More common. 28,397 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,040 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Ritchie also a first name?

Yes. Ritchie 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 Ritchie

A patronymic surname, carried by 29,040 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹɪt͡ʃi/ 2 syllables Soundex R320 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). Ritchie is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

From Richard.

Ritchie 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 29,040 people named Ritchie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,632 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,397.

#1,217

rank among US surnames

29,040

people in 2010

9.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,131)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,208	Pate	29,327	10,528
#1,209	Zepeda	29,252	10,555
#1,210	Hatcher	29,235	10,561
#1,211	Escobedo	29,185	10,579
#1,212	Arredondo	29,173	10,583
#1,213	Hyde	29,094	10,612
#1,214	Christopher	29,067	10,622

Who is named Ritchie

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

91% of people named Ritchie identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ritchies

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dennis M. Ritchie
American computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programmin, 1941–2011
Matt Ritchie
Association football player (born 1989)
Neil Ritchie
British Army officer (1897–1983)
Jean Ritchie
American folk singer, 1922–2015
Michael Ritchie
American film director (1938–2001)
Charlotte Ritchie
British actress, born 1989
Kate Ritchie
Australian actress, born 1978
Reece Ritchie
British actor (born 1986)
Albert Cabell Ritchie
American politician (1876-1936)
Don Ritchie
Australian humanitarian (1926–2012)
Jill Ritchie
American actress, born 1974
Willie Ritchie
(1891-1975) American boxing champion

Notable Ritchies come mostly from the United States (7), the United Kingdom (4) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ritchie

Ritchie 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 Ritchie come from?: From Richard.
How common is the surname Ritchie?: 29,040 people in the United States had the surname Ritchie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,632 Americans. It ranked 1,217th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ritchie?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Ritchie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ritchie?: Dennis M. Ritchie, American computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programmin, followed by Matt Ritchie.
Where is the surname Ritchie most common?: Wikidata records people named Ritchie in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Ritchie?: Ritchie is /ˈɹɪt͡ʃi/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Ritchie?: Ritchie is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Ritchie getting more or less common?: More common. 28,397 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,040 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Ritchie also a first name?: Yes. Ritchie 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.