Richert History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Richert family

The surname Richert was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Richert family

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Richert Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Butler, Buttlar, Büttner, Butlers, Butlern, Butlen, Butlinck, Buttler and many more.

Early Notables of the Richert family

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Richert Ranking

In the United States, the name Richert is the 9,914^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Richert is ranked the 2,571^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 2

Richert migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Richert Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Theobold Richert, who arrived in New York in 1844 3
Francois Richert, who arrived in Mississippi in 1850 3
Abraham Richert, aged 50, who landed in New York, NY in 1874 3
Agneta Richert, aged 51, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1874 3
Heinrich Richert, aged 62, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1874 3
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Richert Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Gustave Richert, who landed in Arkansas in 1902 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Richert (post 1700) +

William Richert (1942-2022), American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor, known for Winter Kills, The American Success Company, and A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
Clark Richert (1941-2021), American contemporary artist largely known for his colorful geometric paintings which included animation, video, intervention, happenings, and publishing
William Richert (d. 1912), American politician, 40th Mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1897
Peter Gerard Richert (b. 1939), American retired Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played from 1962 to 1974
William Richert, American politician, Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, 1897 4
Johann-Georg Richert (1890-1946), German Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans-Egon Richert (1924-1993), German mathematician who worked primarily in analytic number theory, co-developer of the Jurkat-Richert theorem
Teddy Richert (b. 1974), former French football goalkeeper

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html