Reddill Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Reddill 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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Reddill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Reddill 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

Reddill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reddill occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reddill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,316,765th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Reddill live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Reddill is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 100 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Redill923/
Reddell861,975/
Redgill862/
Roedill861/
Riddill861/
Redil83341/
Reiddell800/
Reeddell800/
Redell77751/
Reddel77519/
Rodill77155/
Rediel7762/
Rydill7740/
Hredil7728/
Ridill7725/
Redgil778/
Radill773/
Reddyl772/
Riedll771/
Riddll771/
Riddil770/
Redl735,014/
Riddell7120,116/
Riedell71575/
Ridgill71335/
Roedell71321/
Reidell71286/
Raddell7160/
Reddöhl7147/
Reedell7136/
Roddell719/
Reydell717/
Risdill717/
Raedell713/
Roeddel711/
Rheddel711/
Rehedil711/
Rieddel710/
Readell710/
Reddelt710/
Reudell710/
Riedl6729,850/
Rodil678,958/
Redel674,465/
Radil671,075/
Reidl671,030/
Roedl67763/
Riddl6729/
Ridil6710/
Reedl6710/
Rejdl674/
Readl674/
Reudl672/
Rydll671/
Redlp671/
Radll671/
Redèl671/
Reddoehl671/
Redaellì671/
Reydl671/
Ridddell671/
Riddelll671/
Raedl670/

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