Redding Surname

21,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,265 people bear this surname

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

Redding Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Reading.' an important market town in Berkshire.

1305. Henry de Reding, rector of Matlask, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1328. John de Reding, rector of Aldeburgh, Norfolk: ibid.

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Redding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,3731:17,7912,254
England2,3461:23,7503,294
Australia1,2621:21,3912,966
Canada5331:69,1297,929
Germany1411:570,96146,627
New Zealand1341:33,7935,839
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Wales741:41,8184,057
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Scotland311:172,7049,690
France291:2,290,439180,028
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland891:49,7744,200
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2201:19,9802,843
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6331:13,8231,776

Redding (118) may also be a first name.

Redding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Reading.' an important market town in Berkshire.

1305. Henry de Reding, rector of Matlask, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1328. John de Reding, rector of Aldeburgh, Norfolk: ibid.

1621. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Symond Reading: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1714. Henry Redding and Mary Tomlinson: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Dweller at the Red Meadow [Old English réad, red + Old Northern English ing, Old Norse eng, a meadow] There is a Redding in Stirlingshire.

2 for Reading, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, English) One who came from Redding (clearing), the name of several places in Scotland; dweller in, or near, a clearing, or in, or near, a red meadow; one who came from Reading (Read’s people), in Berkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A town in Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

1. From Reading, co. Berks, so pronounced. 2. From Redding, a village in Stirlingshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

REEDING: The town of Reading, co. Berks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Reading; a location name in Berkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Readings, who have their principal home in this county, being also now found in Bucks and Oxfordshire, are probably the modern representatives of the Rædings, a Saxon clan, that gave their name to their settlements in Derbyshire and in the eastern counties (K.).

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

Redding Last Name Facts

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

The last name Redding (Russian: Реддинг) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Redding? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,558th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 288,444 people. Redding occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Redding are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 859,937th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 118 people.

Redding is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 20,373 people, or 1 in 17,791. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Redding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Redding has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 561 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 274 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 54 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 388 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Redding Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States Redding are 17.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Redding earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 227.27% more than the national average, earning R 777,720 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning $41,999 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $50,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reddings93177/
Roedding93137/
Readding9327/
Reddingc933/
Reddding931/
Reedding930/
Reding926,336/
Reddin923,401/
Reading8615,429/
Ridding86678/
Roeding86342/
Radding86310/
Reiding86246/
Reeding86123/
Rodding86105/
Rödding86105/
Reddien8676/
Readdin8643/
Rehding8643/
Reddina8616/
Redings866/
Rydding863/
Reuding863/
Rejding863/
Rieding862/
Reddimg861/
Reddint861/
Redddin861/
Reddngs860/
Reddeng860/
Redin835,824/
Readings80405/
Riddings8057/
Reddinne801/
Redden7716,290/
Riding775,548/
Redina772,329/
Ryding771,956/
Rading771,042/
Röding77723/
Reddim77319/
Roding77315/
Riddin77285/
Rhedin77203/
Redien77169/
Redeng7793/
Reddyn7752/
Riedin7731/
Readin7730/
Reydin7727/
Rehdin7724/
Redion7724/
Reudin7720/
Redyng7710/
Rejdin773/
Hredin773/
Reidin772/
Redind771/
Reedin771/
Réding771/
Resdin770/
Redn731/
Ridings715,746/
Rydings71262/
Reudink71186/
Readien7195/
Raiding7135/
Reydina7117/
Readion7117/
Ryhding717/
Roiddin716/
Ritding714/
Riddeng713/
Readden712/
Readina712/
Reddyna711/
Reedden711/
Reidina711/
Ridging711/
Rojddin711/
Rodieng711/
Radin'g711/
Redaeng711/
Rodinng711/
Rhoding710/
Reddoen710/
Reddeen710/
Reden671,339/
Rydin67996/
Redyn67397/
Ridin67380/
Redinova6784/
Redim6744/
Redén6740/
Redín6721/
Raisddin6710/
Roddaeng675/
Redne673/
Raddenng671/
Reidn671/
Readn671/
Redøn671/
Rédin671/
Radng671/
Raddaeng671/
Raidings670/
Rhydings670/
Ridng670/
Rednn670/

Redding Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Redding in the Russian language
Реддингredding-

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