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
School 6,467
Coal Miner Hewer 536
Farm Labourer 526
Private Means 504
Farmer 381
General Labourer 371
Labourer 350
General Servant (domestic) 340
Dressmaker 316
None 266
Domestic Servant 248
At Home 217
Clerk 211
At School 200
Housekeeper 181
House Painter 171
Bricklayer 169
Joiner 168
House Keeper 166
Shop Assistant 166
General Servant Domestic 159
Cotton Weaver 158
Scholar 156
Cook (domestic) 136
Butcher 133

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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