Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname Usage English Pronounced Pron. RICH-ərd [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 2/4/2020 by anonymous Edited 2/4/2020 by Beautiful Victory Meaning & History Variant spelling of Richard that was altered by the diminutive Ritchie. Or possibly from a surname derived from Richard. A famous bearer of the surname is Australian T.V. actor, Cyril Ritchard (1898-1977).