Meaning of the nameRichardson

Richardson is a male name of English origin, formed from Richard and -son, and means 'son of Richard'.

Meaning

“son of Richard”

Source: Wiktionary: Richardson · Behind the Name: Richard · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son)

People (2022): 4,006
Rank in Brazil: #3,190
Median age: 27 years
2010 Census: 3,696; people

Richardson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Richardson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,143 people).

0 women 3,990 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Richardson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Richardson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	516	0.003%
Maranhão	511	0.008%
São Paulo	361	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	339	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	284	0.009%
Amazonas	254	0.006%
Pernambuco	211	0.002%
Pará	197	0.002%
Espírito Santo	180	0.005%
Ceará	155	0.002%
Paraná	117	0.001%
Santa Catarina	99	0.001%
Goiás	85	0.001%
Paraíba	74	0.002%
Bahia	73	0.001%
Piauí	69	0.002%
Roraima	68	0.011%
Alagoas	55	0.002%
Amapá	51	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	46	0.000%
Distrito Federal	43	0.002%
Sergipe	43	0.002%
Rondônia	43	0.003%
Acre	39	0.005%
Mato Grosso	37	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	33	0.001%
Tocantins	23	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Richardson

Wiktionary gives Richardson as formed from Richard and -son, 'son'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as an English patronymic formative, 'son of'. Richard is of Germanic origin: Behind the Name links it to the old elements rih, 'ruler', and hart, 'hard, firm, brave'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,006 people named Richardson, with a median age of 27. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.

Sources

Wiktionary: Richardson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Richard · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning

Questions about the name Richardson

What does the name Richardson mean?

Richardson means “son of Richard”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Richardson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,006 people with the first name Richardson, which ranks it number 3,190 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Richardson a boy's or a girl's name?

Richardson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,990 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Richardson?

Richardson is a name of English and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Richardson most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.009% of the state's population is named Richardson (284 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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