| ![Show Contents]() Richet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England France Early Origins of the Richet familyThe surname Richet was first found in Normandy where "Ricardus Risher occurs in the Norman Exchequer Rolls of 1195; and the name still existed in the fifteenth century." 1 "In England, we find Robert, Thomas, and Walter Richer mentioned in the Hundredorum Rolls, about 1272, as landowners in Kent; William Richer in Yorkshire; Ralph Richer in Gloucestershire; and Hugh and Henry Fitz Richer in Norfolk." 2 Later, a branch settled in Kent, where Robert Richers of Wrotham, "descended from an ancient family of Swanington, Hall, Norfolk." 2 Richer of Senones (Richer le Lorrain) (c. 1190-1266) was a French monk and chronicler of Senones Abbey in Lorraine, a traveller. He was one of the very few chroniclers or historians of the Vosges whose complete works have survived. Early History of the Richet familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Richet research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Richet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Richet Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Richer, Ricker, Reacher, Rickers, Richers and many more. Early Notables of the Richet familyMore information is included under the topic Early Richet Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Richet RankingIn France, the name Richet is the 1,044th most popular surname with an estimated 5,128 people with that name. 3
 Richet migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Richet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Angelique Richet, aged 43, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 4
Richet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pierre Richet, who settled in New Orleans La. in 1821
| Contemporary Notables of the name Richet (post 1700) | + |
- Charles Robert Richet (1850-1935), French physician
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 3 of 3
- 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)
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Richet migration to the United States 
