Last Name RICKS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	The son of Richard, from the nickname Rick; like Dick, taken from the harder form Richard. The later dress of Ricks in England is Rix.

Origin	English

Rank	1,887 (2000 US census)	1,403 (1990 US census)

Count	17,474 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

48.51%, or 8477 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
47.87%, or 8365 total occurrences, as black,
0.27%, or 47 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.3%, or 52 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.55%, or 271 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.5%, or 262 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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