RICHARDSON is ranked as the 80th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 269,980.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 84.67 people named RICHARDSON for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named RICHARDSON is
294,685, the rank is 74
and the proportion per 100k Americans named RICHARDSON is 92.50.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
RICHARDSON is
62.3% White,
1.8% Hispanic origin,
32.8% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.8% Two or More Races,
and 1.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name RICHARDSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name RICHARDSON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name RICHARDSON
The state with the most people named
RICHARDSON is
Texas where
26,540 people have this name.
South Carolina is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named RICHARDSON, as
188.27 in every 100,000
South Carolinians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
South Carolina is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name RICHARDSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
8,105
62.92
99.9%
Indiana
7,473
113.28
99.9%
Iowa
2,322
74.74
99.9%
Kansas
2,996
103.16
99.9%
Michigan
8,246
83.21
100.0%
Minnesota
2,144
39.29
99.9%
Missouri
4,966
165.85
99.8%
Nebraska
1,169
62.16
99.7%
North Dakota
249
33.71
98.3%
Ohio
8,356
72.07
99.9%
South Dakota
363
42.49
99.1%
Wisconsin
2,618
45.48
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name RICHARDSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
669
90.8
99.5%
Arizona
4,797
71.27
99.9%
California
20,877
53.8
100.0%
Colorado
4,579
85.49
99.9%
Hawaii
867
61.07
99.7%
Idaho
1,273
77.86
99.7%
Montana
690
67.44
99.6%
Nevada
2,027
71.39
99.8%
New Mexico
1,615
77.45
99.6%
Oregon
3,441
86.68
99.9%
Utah
2,642
89.77
99.8%
Washington
6,050
85.67
99.9%
Wyoming
541
92.59
99.6%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name RICHARDSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
2,469
68.66
99.9%
Maine
1,895
142.44
99.8%
Massachusetts
4,561
67.62
99.9%
New Hampshire
1,308
98.59
99.8%
New Jersey
6,234
69.74
99.9%
New York
8,759
44.36
99.9%
Pennsylvania
6,235
48.76
99.9%
Rhode Island
602
57.01
99.5%
Vermont
627
100.1
99.8%
South States
State stats for the first name RICHARDSON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have RICHARDSON as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named RICHARDSON.
The most popular full name is James RICHARDSON.
1.96% of all the people named RICHARDSON
have this given name.
There are 6050 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name RICHARDSON