Explore the Family Name Ricken

The meaning of Ricken

1. German: patronymic from the personal name Rick 2. 2. Dutch: variant of Rijken, a patronymic from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with rīc ‘powerful’. Compare Ryken.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ricken saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 59,147th most popular surname in the United States. However, by 2010, it had dropped to the 66,553rd most popular, marking a decrease of 12.52%. The number of people with this surname also fell during this period, from 320 to 297, a drop of 7.19%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the surname Ricken per 100k people decreased by 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,147	#66,553	-12.52%
Count	320	297	-7.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ricken

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Ricken, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White. In 2000, about 96.25% of those with this surname identified as White, slightly decreasing to 95.96% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage that identified as Hispanic saw a notable increase over the decade, moving from 2.19% to 2.69%. There was a small representation of individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races in 2000, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. No significant presence of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities were noted within those carrying the Ricken surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.25%	95.96%	-0.3%
Hispanic	2.19%	2.69%	22.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.56%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%