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The richman Surname

richman Name Meaning and History

  1. English: nickname for a wealthy man (see Rich).
  2. English: occupational name for the servant of a man called Rich.
  3. English: variant of Richmond.
  4. German (Richmann): from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ric ‘power(ful)’ + man ‘man’.
  5. German (Richmann): nickname for a rich man.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of richman Families in the US in 1920
Number of richman families
 165-327
 56-164
 1-55
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