Originally a Germanic name, ‘Ricard‘, Richard refers to being strong and brave. It is found as a French, Dutch, German and English surname. Other spellings for Richard are Richards, Rycard and Ricard. The Scottish counties of Lanarkshire, Midlothian, Angus and Perthshire have many Richard families. In England the Richard surname is scattered in England and Wales. It is found in the city of London, Kent, Cornwall, Devon, Yorkshire and Warwickshire in England and in Glamorgan in Wales. It is also popular surname in France. In the United States Richard families are in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and California. Famous: Chris Richard (professional basketball player), Stanley Richard (professional football player), Cyprien Richard (profession mountain skier from France), Dawn Richard (model and actress), Etienne Richard (17th century French music composer), Jean Richard (French actor), Mark Richard (short story writer), Viola Richard (actress) and Michael Richard (French chef).