Explore the Family Name Richert

The meaning of Richert

German: 1. variant of Richer or Richard. 2. altered form of Reichert. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Willi, Alois, Alphons, Bernhard, Erhard, Erwin, Gerhard, Gerhardt, Hermann, Kurt, Monika.

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How common is the last name Richert in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Richert saw a minor decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Richert was ranked 10,478 in popularity with a count of 2,811 individuals carrying the surname, translating to a proportion of 1.04 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, although the total count of people with the surname Richert increased to 2,910, its rank fell to 10,942 and the proportion dropped to 0.99 per 100,000, marking a change of -4.43% in rank and -4.81% in proportion.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,478	#10,942	-4.43%
Count	2,811	2,910	3.52%
Proportion per 100k	1.04	0.99	-4.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Richert

In terms of ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Richert identified as white, making up 96.58% of the total in 2000 and 95.19% in 2010. This marks a slight decrease of 1.44%. The next prominent ethnic identity is Hispanic, which saw a significant increase from 1.39% in 2000 to 2.89% in 2010, marking a change of 107.91%. Asian/Pacific Islander also saw an increase from 0.25% to 0.58%, a change of 132%. On the other hand, Black, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities saw decreases in the same time span, with changes of -30.77%, -26.21%, and -13.89% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.58%	95.19%	-1.44%
Hispanic	1.39%	2.89%	107.91%
Two or More Races	1.03%	0.76%	-26.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.25%	0.58%	132%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.36%	0.31%	-13.89%
Black	0.39%	0.27%	-30.77%