The origin of the name Richards is English and the Coat of Arms contains for Richards: Blue with a silver chevron, in base a lion rampant. The Crest is A blue lion. The family motto is Honore et amore.
Spelling variations include: Richards, Richard, Ricard, Rycard and others.
First found in Yorkshire where they were seated at Hatfield being ancient Lords of the manor of Ricard or Rycard.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Thomas Richards Jr. , who arrived in Nantasket, MA in 1630, aboard the "Mary and John;" William Richards who arrived in Virginia in 1635; Robert Richards, who arrived in Barbados in 1634.
