Family name origins & meanings
- English and German : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + hari, heri ‘army’. The name was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Richier, but was largely absorbed by the much more common Richard.
- Americanized spelling of German Ritscher, a variant of Richard.
- German : nickname or status name from Sorbian ryčer ‘knight’.