How Many People Have the Last Name Richardson?
people had the surname Richardson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,135 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+10,265 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Richardson (59.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 33.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Richardson ranks #54. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 62.3% to 59.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Richardson grew from 249,533 people in 2000 to 259,798 in 2010 (up 4.1%), and its rank fell from #74 to #80. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 92.5 to 88.07 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 249,533 | 259,798 |
| Rank | #74 | #80 |
| Per 100,000 people | 92.5 | 88.07 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Richardson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Richardson: R263
👤 Richardson as a First Name
Richardson is a first name too: about 560 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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