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Richter

in the US

There are 25,900 people with the last name "Richter" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Richter 1,021
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  1. is 1,017th most common Donnelly
  2. is 1,018th most common Workman
  3. is 1,019th most common Cotton
  4. is 1,020th most common Craft
  5. is 1,021st most common Richter
  6. is 1,022nd most common Law
  7. is 1,023rd most common Bautista
  8. is 1,024th most common Barlow
  9. is 1,025th most common Valenzuela

Similar Names and Nicknames

Richardson, Richards, Richard, Rich, Richmond, Richey, Richie, Richman, Richburg, Richert

Most Common First Names for Richter

Robert, John, James, David, Michael, William, Mary, Paul, Mark, Richard

Meaning & History

German: occupational name or status name for an arbiter or judge, Middle High German rihtære (from rihten ‘to make right’). The term was used in the Middle Ages mostly to denote a part-time legal official. Such communal conciliators held a position of considerable esteem in rural communities; in eastern Germany the term came to denote a village headman, which was often a hereditary office. It is in this region that the surname is most frequent.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a rabbinic judge, from modern German Richter ‘judge’ (see 1 above). See also Dayan.

Recent Searches for "Richter" in the US

Since June 2009
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Robert Richter (97 searches)
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