Explore the Family Name Righter

The meaning of Righter

Americanized form of German Reiter or Richter.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Righter experienced a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Righter was ranked as the 24,037th most popular surname in the United States but fell to the 26,949th position by 2010, a drop of 12.11%. The total count of individuals bearing this surname also declined from 979 in 2000 to 900 in 2010, indicating an 8.07% decrease. The proportion of Righters per 100,000 people saw a reduction of approximately 13.89%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,037	#26,949	-12.11%
Count	979	900	-8.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.31	-13.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Righter

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides information on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Righter. The majority of individuals with the Righter surname identified as "White," with percentages being 94.28% in 2000 and slightly lower at 92.78% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as "Black" increased from 3.17% in 2000 to 3.56% in 2010. Although representing a smaller portion of the Righter population, there was a substantial increase in the percentage of those identifying as "Hispanic" from 0.92% in 2000 to 1.78% in 2010. Those identifying as part of two or more races remained fairly stable, with only a small decrease from 1.02% to 1.00%, whereas no data was recorded for "Asian/Pacific Islander" and "American Indian and Alaskan Native" categories for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.28%	92.78%	-1.59%
Black	3.17%	3.56%	12.3%
Hispanic	0.92%	1.78%	93.48%
Two or More Races	1.02%	1%	-1.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%