Richey Family History
Richey Name Meaning
German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name based on rīc ‘power(ful)’ (see Reich ) or from the female personal name Rikheit from rīc + suffix -heit ‘way of being’. This surname is rare in Germany. Probably also an Americanized form of German Reiche or Ritsche (see Ritchey ). English and northern Irish: variant of Ritchie .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022