# Rickards

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #71,066

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From Rickard, a medieval variant of Richard + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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