Rickards

Rickards Meaning & Origin

About Rickards
The surname Rickards is of English origin and is derived from the given name Richard, which itself comes from the Germanic elements "ric" meaning "ruler" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Rickards can be interpreted as "brave ruler" or "strong ruler."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Rickards is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Rickards: 1,786
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 16,179
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.61

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rickards based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Rickards is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RKRTS
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R020632
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R IH1 K ER0 D Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈrɪkərdz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RKRTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R263

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rickards in Braille

Here's how to represent Rickards in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Rickards in braille

How to sign the name Rickards using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Rickards using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Rickards in sign language

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