Reddel Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Reddel Surname Definition:

Of that Ilk, in the parish of Lilliesleaf, co. Roxburgh. There is a tradition of great antiquity, ascending to the VII. or VIII. century. See Lay of the Last Minstrel, notes-but documentary evidence goes back to the XII. only. Richard Basset, justiciar of England, temp.

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Reddel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Germany1421:566,94046,426
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Argentina471:909,43458,335
England171:3,277,533109,658
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Reddel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of that Ilk, in the parish of Lilliesleaf, co. Roxburgh. There is a tradition of great antiquity, ascending to the VII. or VIII. century. See Lay of the Last Minstrel, notes-but documentary evidence goes back to the XII. only. Richard Basset, justiciar of England, temp. Hen. I., married the heiress of Riddell, and his eldest son assumed his mother's surname. Genealogists differ as to the extraction of the family. See Douglas's Baronage. Betham's Baronetage, Nisbet's Heraldry, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

REDELL: Local: from the lands of Ridell in Roxburghshire. The family are descended from Oscitel de Ridel, 1090.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. From lands in the county of Yorkshire, formerly called the Ryedales.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Riddells or Riddles have long been established in Northumberland. During the 16th and 17th centuries several of the mayors and sheriffs of Newcastle bore the name of Riddel (B.). The Riddells of Tillmouth were an important family in the 13th and 14th centuries. An ancient family of Riddell once lived at the seat of that name in Roxburghshire (L.). Riddells - Quarter is a township in Northumberland. The Cornish name of Riddle has evidently had an independent origin.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Reddel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Reddel Come From? nationality or country of origin

Reddel (Russian: Реддел) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Reddel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reddel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 599,225th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Reddel reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Reddel is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 2,265,368. In The United States Reddel is most frequent in: Iowa, where 21 percent reside, Illinois, where 14 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 24 percent reside.

Reddel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reddel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 571 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reddel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Reddel surname are 35.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.5% being registered with the party.

Reddel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.18% more than the national average, earning $52,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reddell921,975/
Roeddel921/
Rheddel921/
Reddelt920/
Rieddel920/
Redel914,465/
Reddoehl861/
Reeddell860/
Reiddell860/
Riedel8370,546/
Roedel832,895/
Reidel832,652/
Riddel83825/
Redell83751/
Reydel83420/
Raedel83345/
Readel83287/
Reedel83113/
Roddel8391/
Rediel8362/
Rejdel8325/
Hredel8313/
Reudel837/
Raddel836/
Röddel835/
Redael833/
Reddyl832/
Redeel831/
Rehdel831/
Ryddel831/
Redoel830/
Redl805,014/
Riddell7720,116/
Riedell77575/
Roedell77321/
Reidell77286/
Raddell7760/
Reddöhl7747/
Reedell7736/
Roddell779/
Redoehl779/
Reydell777/
Raedell773/
Reddill771/
Rhoedel771/
Reudell770/
Readell770/
Reidele770/
Reidhel770/
Riedl7329,850/
Rödel736,553/
Radel733,261/
Rodel732,819/
Rydel732,750/
Ridel732,434/
Reidl731,030/
Roedl73763/
Rädel73415/
Redil73341/
Rýdel7370/
Redeł7341/
Riddl7329/
Reedl7310/
Rejdl734/
Readl734/
Reudl732/
Redèl731/
Reydl731/
Rídel731/
Redlp731/
Rédel731/
Raedl730/
Redelová711/
Redaellì711/
Ridddell711/
Riddelll711/
Rydell673,236/
Rodell671,139/
Ridell67650/
Radell67563/
Rodiel67492/
Radael67447/
Hredyl67290/
Raidel67257/
Radiel6775/
Hradel6748/
Redöhl6743/
Hrydel6737/
Raduel6729/
Riodel6729/
Hredil6728/
Hridel6725/
Redlet6721/
Raydel6712/
Rodael6712/
Ruidel679/
Redgil678/
Raadel678/
Rhodel676/
Hrodel674/
Redill673/
Roydel672/
Radehl672/
Ridiel672/
Redøhl672/
Riddll671/
Ryodel671/
Rydiel671/
Rideel671/
Riedll671/
Rodeel671/
Risdel671/
Ritdel671/
Roidel671/
Rohdel671/
Rahdel671/
Roduel671/
Rädelt671/
Rhadel671/
Radoel671/
Riddil670/
Rysdel670/

Reddel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reddel in the Russian language
Редделreddel-

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