Reddington Surname

102,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Reddington Surname Definition:

An English name much used as a synonym of Mulderrig and occasionally of Redehan, q.v.

MIF 21, 206

Reddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3531:154,04115,788
England1,2561:44,3625,608
Ireland4521:10,4181,356
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
Scotland1271:42,1563,883
Australia801:337,44628,659
Canada701:526,36644,416
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Wales141:221,03813,576
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Guam81:20,0153,029
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Norway71:734,61250,907
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malta11:430,2723,380
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2871:15,4351,954
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3511:69,4457,817
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6141:81,7898,584

Reddington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An English name much used as a synonym of Mulderrig and occasionally of Redehan, q.v.

MIF 21, 206

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Dweller at the homestead in the clearing, that is, place cleared of trees; one who came from Rodington (homestead on the Roden River), in Shropshire.

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

Reddington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Reddington (Russian: Рэддингтон) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reddington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Reddington is the 102,688th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,589,779 people. The last name Reddington occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Reddington live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,353 people, or 1 in 154,041. In The United States Reddington is mostly found in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Reddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Reddington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Reddington last name increased 383 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 358 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 157 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 977 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reddington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Reddington are 4.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Reddington earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.06% less than the national average, earning 262,811 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning $48,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.19% more than the national average, earning $59,217 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Redington952,308/
Riddington90653/
Readington905/
Roddington903/
Raddington903/
Reedington901/
Ridington84108/
Rodington8419/
Radington841/
Rodingthon8033/

Reddington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reddington in the Russian language
Рэддингтонreddington-

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