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
School 611
Farm Labourer 70
Private Means 67
Cotton Weaver 49
Farmer 45
Labourer 38
General Servant (domestic) 33
None 30
At Home 29
Clerk 27
General Labourer 25
Dressmaker 25
Housekeeper 25
Shop Assistant 24
House Keeper 21
Domestic Servant 21
Coal Miner Hewer 21
Weaver Cotton 19
General Servant Domestic 17
Laundress 17
Assisting In The Business 17
Home 17
House Painter 17
Scholar 16
At School 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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