How Many People Have the Last Name Rich?

49,481

people had the surname Rich in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 5,963 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#696

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

16.77

In 2010

Largest Group

85.2%

White

Change Since 2000

+4.2%

+2,004 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Rich (85.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Rich ranks #506. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 85.2%
Black 9.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4%

📈 Change Since 2000

Rich grew from 47,477 people in 2000 to 49,481 in 2010 (up 4.2%), and its rank fell from #654 to #696. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 17.6 to 16.77 people per 100,000.

20002010
People47,47749,481
Rank#654#696
Per 100,000 people17.616.77

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Rich

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#693Pitts49,740
#694Parrish49,733
#695Ponce49,549
#696Rich49,481
#697Booth49,402
#698Koch49,395
#699Golden49,360

👤 Rich as a First Name

Rich is a first name too: about 3,312 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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