Richards (surname) explained
Richards is a Celtic Welsh, or Cornish surname based on the English version of the parent's name ending in -S.[1] [2] In 1881 people with this surname were mainly located in Wales, Cornwall and adjacent South-West counties of England.[3] By 1998 many Welsh and Cornish people had migrated to cities in England particularly those adjacent to these areas.[4] The name is derived from the Germanic ric ("power") and hard ("brave"/"hardy").[5] [6]
A
- Aaron Richards, vocalist for the label Monstercat
- Ahmmon Richards (born 1998), American football player
- Alan Richards (born 1958), Royal Navy Vice Admiral and Chief of Defence Intelligence
- Albert Richards (disambiguation)
- Alfred Richards (disambiguation)
- Alden Richards (born 1992), Filipino actor and host
- Alma Richards (1890–1963), American athlete
- Alun Richards (1929–2001), Welsh novelist
- Amy Richards (born 1971), American activist, writer, feminist and art historian
- Angela Richards (born 1944), British actress
- Ann Richards (actress) (1917–2006), Australian actress
- Ann Richards (singer) (1935–1982), American jazz singer
- Ann Richards (1933–2006), American politician, 45th Governor of Texas
- Anna Richards (born 1964), New Zealand rugby union international
- Anne Richards (born 1964), Scottish chief executive officer of the investment management company Fidelity International
- Anthony Charles Richards, British Army officer and equerry
- Ariana Richards, American actress
- Asim Richards (born 2000), American football player
- J. August Richards, American actor
B
- Barry Richards, "Dancing Barry" dancer at basketball games
- Barry Richards (cricketer), South African cricketer
- Beah Richards, American actress and writer
- Ben Richards (disambiguation), various people and fictional characters
- Beresford Richards, Canadian politician
- Bernard Richards, British computer scientist
- Billie Mae Richards, Canadian voice actress
- Bob Richards (disambiguation)
- Brad Richards, Canadian ice-hockey player
- Brandon Richards, former National High School Record holder in pole vault, son of Bob Richards
- Brooke Richards, American model
C
D
- Davey Richards, American wrestler
- David Richards (disambiguation)
- Dean Richards (footballer), English footballer
- Dean Richards (rugby player), English rugby union international
- DeForest Richards, American banker and politician
- Deke Richards, American songwriter and music producer
- Deleon Richards, American gospel singer
- Denis Richards, British historian
- Denise Richards, American actress
- Dick Richards (disambiguation), several people
- Dickinson W. Richards, American physiologist
- Dig Richards (1940–1983), Australian rock and roll singer
- Donna Richards, pseudonym of American comics artist Don Rico
E
F
G
H
I
J
- J. Havens Richards, American Jesuit educator
- J. Kirk Richards, American artist
- J. R. Richards, American singer
- Jack Richards (disambiguation)
- Janet Radcliffe Richards, British feminist philosopher
- Jann Arden Anne Richards, Canadian singer known as Jann Arden
- Jason Richards, New Zealand racing driver
- Jeff Richards (disambiguation)
- Jesse Richards, American artist
- Jim Richards (disambiguation)
- Jo-Anne Richards South African author and journalist
- John Richards (disambiguation)
- Jonelle Richards, New Zealand equestrian
- Joseph Richards (disambiguation), several people
- Julian C. Richards, British archaeologist and broadcaster
- Julian D. Richards, British archaeologist
- Justin Richards, British writer
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
- Rabbit Richards, American poet
- Ralph Richards (1809–1883), New York politician
- Ray Richards, US American football player
- Raymond Richards (born 1987), Japanese American wakeboarder
- Regina Richards, American singer
- Renée Richards (born 1934), American tennis player
- Rhys Richards, New Zealand historian and ethnographer
- Richard N. Richards, American astronaut
- Richard Walter Richards (1894–1986), Australian Antarctic explorer
- Richard Watkins Richards (1863–1920), Lord Mayor of Sydney
- Robert Richards (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Ron Richards (disambiguation), several people
- Rosalind Richards, Welsh television soap actress
S
T
V
W
Z
Fictional characters
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Great Britain Family Names profiling website (redirected from National Trust surname profiler site). The Economic and Social Research Council. 26 April 2011.
- Web site: Richards Surname Meaning and Geographic Distribution . forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2014
- Web site: Great Britain Family Names profiling website (redirected from National Trust surname profiler site). Richards 1881 map. The Economic and Social Research Council. 26 April 2011.
- Web site: Great Britain Family Names profiling website (redirected from National Trust surname profiler site). Richards 1998 map. The Economic and Social Research Council. 26 April 2011.
- Web site: Origin of the name Richard . behindthename.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- Book: Hanks . Patrick . A Dictionary of First Names . Hardcastle . Kate . Hodges . Flavia . Oxford University Press . 2006 . 978-0-19-861060-1 . 381 . Patrick Hanks . 23 February 2017.
