Find out how popular the last name Richert is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Richert.

Richert, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Richert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Richert in America

Richert is the 10942nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Richert surname appeared 2,910 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Richert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Richert to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Richert

The surname Richert has its origins in Germany, where it first appeared in the early 13th century. It is derived from the Germanic personal name Richard, which itself comes from the Old German words "ric" meaning power or rule, and "hart" meaning strong or hardy. The name essentially translates to "strong ruler" or "powerful leader."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Richert surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Saxony, where a certain Richert von Halberstadt is mentioned in the year 1235. This suggests that the name was already well-established in northern Germany by this time.

The Richert name also appears in various other historical records from the Middle Ages, such as the Liber Vitae, a medieval manuscript from the Abbey of Reichenau in present-day Baden-Württemberg, which lists a Richert among the monastery's benefactors in the late 12th century.

In the 14th century, the spelling variation "Richarte" is attested in the Dortmunder Bürgerbuch, a register of citizens in the city of Dortmund. This likely indicates the spread of the name to different regions of Germany during this period.

Notable individuals bearing the Richert surname throughout history include:

1. Christoph Richert (1587-1653), a German Protestant theologian and professor at the University of Rostock.
2. Johann Friedrich Richert (1743-1810), a German composer and organist from Halle.
3. Karl Friedrich Richert (1798-1872), a German jurist and politician who served as the Mayor of Berlin from 1858 to 1860.
4. Otto Richert (1858-1934), a German architect known for his designs in the Art Nouveau style, including the Berlin Friedrichstraße station.
5. Wilhelm Richert (1892-1971), a German artist and painter associated with the expressionist movement.

While the name Richert has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and the world, likely through migration and immigration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Richert

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Richert.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Richert was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Richert has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Richert was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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