Richmond Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Richmond Name Meaning: Habitational from any of the number of places named 'Richmond'. 'Riche' splended + 'mont' hill.

The name is of Northern France origin.Richmond in London received it's name after the accession of Henry V11 (1485).

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Richmond Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Richmond family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 558
Agricultural Labourer 106
House Servant 42
Cotton Weaver 36
House Keeper 26
Carter 24
Dress Maker 24
Labourer 24
Farmers Son 24
General Servant 21
Laundress 19
Servant 18
Tailor 18
Farmers Wife 17
Cook 15
Grocer 13
Milliner 11
Charwoman 11
Domestic Servant 10
House Maid 10
Farmers Daur 10
Ag Lab 9
Wife 9
Farmer 9
Gardener 8

Richmond Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Richmond 100% 35,597
2 Richmound 89% 167
3 Richmand 88% 161

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

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