Explore the Family Name Ritcher

The meaning of Ritcher

1. Americanized form of German Ritscher 1 and of Sorbian Ryćer or its Germanized form Ritscher 2. 2. English (East Anglia): variant of Richer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ritcher decreased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Ritcher ranked as the 77,742nd most popular surname but dropped to the 90,495th spot by 2010, a decrease of 16.4%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Ritcher surname also saw a decline from 229 in 2000 to 204 in 2010, representing a drop of nearly 11%. The proportion of people named Ritcher per 100,000 also slid down by 12.5%, moving from 0.08 to 0.07 in the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,742	#90,495	-16.4%
Count	229	204	-10.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ritcher

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Ritcher surname identified themselves as White. However, this dominance slipped slightly from 92.58% in 2000 to 87.75% in 2010. There was an observable increase in the Hispanic identity affiliated with the Ritcher surname, climbing from 4.37% in 2000 to 7.84% in 2010, which signifies a growth rate of approximately 79%. Moreover, for the first time in 2010, some individuals with the Ritcher surname identified as Black, whereas such identification was absent in the 2000 census. Despite these changes, there were no individuals who claimed Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities or those who identified with two or more races during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.58%	87.75%	-5.22%
Hispanic	4.37%	7.84%	79.41%
Black	0%	2.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%