Surname Richards (Richards 
, リチャーズ 
, Ричардс 
) , around the world, is a widespread cognomen. The surname Richards is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where it is a widespread surname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Richards is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Richards | Australia, Canada, Jamaica, United Kingdom, United States |
| リチャーズ | Japan |
| Ричардс | Russia, Ukraine |
| ריצ'רדס | Israel |
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nathanael richards English dramatist and poet (b. 1630) |
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william richards English clergyman, nonjuror and author. (b. 1643) |
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| nathaniel richards Connecticut settler, US (b. 1604) |
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| jane richards (1615-1665) (b. 1615) |
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| solomon richards (born 1619) (b. 1619) |
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| anna richards (1626-1650) (b. 1626) |
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| elizabeth richards (1630-1695) (b. 1630) |
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| william richards Archdeacon of Berkshire (b. 1643) |
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| rhoda richards (born 1645) (b. 1645) |
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| anne richards (b. 1638) |
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| thomas richards (b. 1638) |
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| jacob richards Irish soldier (b. 1660) |
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| goddard richards (born 1661) (b. 1661) |
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| jacob richards English military engineer (b. 1664) |
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| john richards English army officer (b. 1668) |
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