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There are approximately 90,978 people named Richards in the UK. That makes it the 78th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,440 are named Richards.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Wales

Language of origin

Welsh

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From name of parent

Related and similar surnames

Richard
Richardson
Richar
Ricard
Ricards
Reichard
Richaards
Richard's
Rhichards
Richarads
Riachards
Rhichard
Richarda
Richardbe
Richaerts
Rchards
Richardby
Richardal
Richardan
Riachard
Richarad
Richaardson
Richardbye
Richardbee
Richardbey
Richardale

The Richards surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

RICHARDS. See Richard.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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