Explore the Family Name Ryckman

The meaning of Ryckman

Americanized and Flemish form of Dutch Rijkman: from Middle Dutch rike ‘powerful, rich’ + man ‘man’, probably interpreted as a nickname for a rich man. History: This surname is recorded in Beverwyck in New Netherland (now Albany, NY) in the mid-17th century.

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

The popularity of the surname Ryckman saw a slight decrease from the year 2000 to 2010, according to data based on the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname was ranked 19,976th and had a count of 1,243 people carrying it. By 2010, although the count of people with the Ryckman surname had increased to 1,298, its rank dropped to 20,458th. The proportion of the Ryckman surname per 100,000 people also witnessed a decrease from 0.46 in 2000 to 0.44 in 2010, showing a change of -4.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,976	#20,458	-2.41%
Count	1,243	1,298	4.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.44	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ryckman

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Ryckman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although the percentage decreased slightly from 94.69% to 94.07%. The number of those who identified as Hispanic experienced the most significant growth, increasing by 83.81% over the decade. On the other hand, those identifying as Black saw a considerable decrease, dropping by 56.19%. There were also small increases in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, while the proportion identifying as two or more races decreased by 11.94%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.69%	94.07%	-0.65%
Hispanic	1.05%	1.93%	83.81%
Two or More Races	2.01%	1.77%	-11.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.64%	0.92%	43.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.85%	51.79%
Black	1.05%	0.46%	-56.19%