Richer Family History
Richer Name Meaning
English (East Anglia) French and German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + hari heri ‘army’. The name was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Rich(i)er Ricier but was largely absorbed by the much more common Richard . Altered form of French Héricher: from the ancient Germanic personal name Harigari composed of the elements hari ‘army’ and gari (from garwa) ‘ready eager’ or gari ‘spear’ or a variant of Hérissé a nickname for someone with spiky hair from the adjective hérissé a derivative of the verb se hérisser ‘to stand on end’. Probably also an Americanized form of German Ritscher . Compare Ritcher .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022