Last Name RITCHIE

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Meaning	The son of Richard, from the North-English and Border nickname Richie. In the United States Richie and Richey still live. These forms seem to be extinct in England, a 't' having crept in, as in the case of Pritchard. A contraction of Richard, which signifies of a generous disposition.

Origin	English, Scottish, Jewish, French, Polish, Irish, Falkland, South african

Rank	1,131 (2000 US census)	1,318 (1990 US census)

Count	28,397 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

93.13%, or 26446 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
2.59%, or 735 total occurrences, as black,
0.52%, or 148 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.64%, or 182 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.39%, or 395 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.73%, or 491 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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