Richards is a Celtic Welsh, or Cornish surname based on the English version of the parent's name ending in -S.[1][2] In 1881 people with this surname were mainly located in Wales, Cornwall and adjacent South-West counties of England.
[3] By 1998 many Welsh and Cornish people had migrated to cities in England particularly those adjacent to these areas.
[4] The name is derived from the Germanic ric ("power") and hard ("brave"/"hardy").
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