Last Name RITSON

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Richard, from the North-English nickname Rich or Ritchie, whence the patronymic Richson, or Richison, corrupted to Ritson. This is a well known Cumberland surname.
Origin English, Falkland

Rank 47,838 (2000 US census) 79,103 (1990 US census)
Count 416 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 97.36%, or 405 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.2%, or 5 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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Longest last names

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Scottish surnames

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