Richard Correll
There are approximately 35 people named Richard Correll living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Richard with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Correll. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
35
1 in 9,792,981
Named Richard
1.6M
Alive today
Named Correll
7.6K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.6M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1946
Average age: 62
Estimated bearers: 7.6K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #5,297
Per 100K: 2.23
Top ancestry: White (92.5%)
First name trend
Richard: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Richard. The peak year was 1946 with 58,991 births. The average person named Richard today is 62 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Correll surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Correll, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.5%.
- White92.5%
- Black or African American2.7%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Richard has a living-bearer frequency of 0.4576% of the US population, based on 1,568,549 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Correll appears at a rate of 2.23 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0022%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 35 people with the full name Richard Correll. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Richard
FAQ
Richard Correll: questions and answers
How many people are named Richard Correll?
We estimate approximately 35 people in the United States share the full name Richard Correll. That works out to about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.4576%) with the surname frequency (2.23 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Richard Correll?
We classify Richard Correll as "Very Rare". About 1 in 9,792,981 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Richard a male or female name?
Richard is predominantly male. Out of 2,585,535 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Richard profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.