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 786
Cotton Weaver 80
General Labourer 77
Living On Own Means 74
Agricultural Labourer 67
Farmer 50
Domestic Servant 47
Living On Her Own Means 41
Coal Miner 39
General Servant Domestic 37
Dress Maker 35
Labourer 28
Farm Labourer 26
Laundress 24
General Servant 24
Painter 18
Blacksmith 17
Grocer 16
Farm Servant 16
Joiner 16
Tailor 16
Clerk 16
Gardener 15
Carpenter 15
House Keeper 15

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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