Redding Surname
Approximately 25,265 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameRedding Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,373 | 1:17,791 | 2,254 |
| England | 2,346 | 1:23,750 | 3,294 |
| Australia | 1,262 | 1:21,391 | 2,966 |
| Canada | 533 | 1:69,129 | 7,929 |
| Germany | 141 | 1:570,961 | 46,627 |
| New Zealand | 134 | 1:33,793 | 5,839 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| Wales | 74 | 1:41,818 | 4,057 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Jamaica | 13 | 1:220,765 | 6,223 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 89 | 1:49,774 | 4,200 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,220 | 1:19,980 | 2,843 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:58,089 | 2,880 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,633 | 1:13,823 | 1,776 |
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.
(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.
(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.
A town in Berkshire.
1. From Reading, co. Berks, so pronounced. 2. From Redding, a village in Stirlingshire.
REEDING: The town of Reading, co. Berks.
From Reading; a location name in Berkshire.
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.).
Redding Demographics
Average Male Redding Height
178.09 cm
Average Female Redding Height
162 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Redding Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Redding in the Russian language | ||
| Реддинг | redding | - |
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