Ricart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Ricart was derived from the personal name Ricardo and is generally thought to be Germanic in origin, brought to Spain by the Visigoths in the 5th and 6th centuries.

Derived from "Ric-hard", the name means "mighty-brave." Ricart, or Richard, like many of the old Germanic personal names, such as William, Edward, Henry were popular throughout Europe, and were popular names of kings and princes.

Early Origins of the Ricart family

The surname Ricart was first found in Castile, along the banks of the Ebro river. The oldest records of the surname in Spain are found in Catalonia where the surname takes the form of Ricart and Ricard. The surname spread throughout Catalonia, creating one of its branches a new house in Vilanova. Others went to different Regions of Spain and the island of Cuba. The Ricards of Catalonia were patrons of the chapel of the Virgin Mary of the Rosary, in Calonge.

Early History of the Ricart family

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Ricart Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ricardo, Ricardos, Ricart, Ricarte and others.

Early Notables of the Ricart family

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Ricart Ranking

In France, the name Ricart is the 4,167^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Ricart migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ricart Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Gaspar de Ricart, who sailed to New Spain in 1579

Ricart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ludwick Ricart, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2

Ricart Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Edward Ricart, aged 25, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1836 2
I Ricart, aged 40, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1837 2
R Ricart, aged 34, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1839 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Ricart (post 1700) +

Glenn Ricart, American computer scientist who started using one of the original Internet nodes in 1969, he co-developed the Ricart-Agrawala Algorithm
Wifredo Pelayo Ricart Medina (1897-1974), Spanish engineer, designer and executive manager in the automotive industry

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)