Richardson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Richardson Name Meaning: Of English Origin meaning 'Son of Richard'. Richard is taken from 'ric' meaning power and 'hard' meaning brave.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Richardson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Richardson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8,742
Coal Miner 1,004
Agricultural Labourer 740
General Labourer 645
Dress Maker 543
Domestic Servant 478
Living On Own Means 452
Farmer 419
Labourer 362
General Servant Domestic 340
General Servant 305
Living On Her Own Means 299
Cotton Weaver 276
Farm Servant 226
Farm Labourer 223
Joiner 222
Laundress 198
House Keeper 182
Blacksmith 178
Tailor 177
Clerk 176
Butcher 152
Gardener 152
Grocer 141
General Domestic Servant 136

Richardson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Richardson 100% 361,041
2 Richardsen 90% 326
3 Richrdson 90% 308
4 Richerdson 90% 297
5 Richradson 80% 172
6 Ritchardson 91% 134

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The surname Richardson is the most popular version of all its varients

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