Ricket

Ricket Meaning & Origin

About Ricket
The surname Ricket is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name Richard, which means "brave ruler" or "strong ruler." The suffix "-et" is a diminutive, indicating "little" or "son of." Therefore, Ricket can be interpreted as "son of Richard" or "little Richard." This surname was likely given to individuals as a patronymic, indicating their descent from someone named Richard.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ricket: 184
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 98553
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ricket 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 Ricket is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RKT
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R0203
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R IH1 K AH0 T
🌐 IPA
/ricket*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RKT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R230

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ricket in Braille

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

The name Ricket in braille

How to sign the name Ricket using Sign Language

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

The name Ricket in sign language

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