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Richard's Family History

Richard's Surname Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Richards, Richard, Richardi, Rickards, Richardt, Richardson, Reichard

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Where is the Richard's family from?

You can see how Richard's families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Richard's family name was found in Scotland in 1901. In 1901 there were 3 Richard's families living in Renfrewshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Richard's's in Scotland. Renfrewshire had the highest population of Richard's families in 1901.
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