Ridal Surname

231,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Estonia

Ridal 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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Ridal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
Algeria4161:92,86414,157
Russia1811:796,26065,438
Indonesia1081:1,224,53086,214
England991:562,80934,447
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Finland691:79,6628,635
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Sweden181:547,04239,827
India111:69,733,217610,955
Norway81:642,78647,258
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France51:13,284,544357,392
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ridal (772) may also be a first name.

Ridal 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

Ridal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ridal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻳﺪﺍﻝ, Hindi: ऋदल, Marathi: िरडल, Oriya: ରିଦାଳ, Russian: Ридаль) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ridal.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ridal is the 231,254th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,169,077 people. The surname Ridal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Ridal live; 61 percent live in North Africa and 61 percent live in Mahgreb. Ridal is also the 295,418th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 772 people.

It is most frequent in Morocco, where it is carried by 648 people, or 1 in 53,204. Beside Morocco this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Ridal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ridal has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ridal last name fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ridal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ridal last name is chiefly Christian (43%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ridal surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ridal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.46% less than the national average, earning 174,925 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.15% more than the national average, earning $54,434 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Risdal91660/
Ridall91421/
Raidal9183/
Rideal9133/
Reidal9111/
Riedal9110/
Ridhal9110/
Riddal914/
Ridale913/
Ruidal913/
Ridaal911/
Hridal911/
Ridgal910/
Risdale83316/
Riddall83281/
Risdall83135/
Risdahl8379/
Riddeal8321/
Reisdal839/
Raidale836/
Ridgall835/
Raaidal834/
Risdhal831/
Riddail831/
Ruidasl831/
Reidale831/
Raidhal831/
Roidale831/
Ridalle831/
Ridhale831/
Raidall830/
Redal80473/
Rudal80285/
Rydal80129/
Ridol8029/
Richdale77335/
Reichdal7711/
Reisdahl779/
Raaidhal776/
Reisdale771/
Raidahal771/
Reidhall771/
Rydahl73717/
Rudall73290/
Rejdal73232/
Raydal73171/
Rydall73123/
Rudahl7353/
Reedal7348/
Readal7345/
Ridole7342/
Redale7324/
Redahl7322/
Åredal7316/
Rudhal7312/
Roydal7312/
Redall7310/
Resdal737/
Rutdal734/
Hrudal733/
Ruydal732/
Redhal732/
Ruidol732/
Riddol731/
Riedol731/
Reydal731/
Reddal731/
Redgal731/
Rudail731/
Rydhal731/
R'Jdal731/
Rydale731/
Ridolp730/
Ruddal730/
Reddall67270/
Rysdale67135/
Ryssdal6782/
Rudhall6759/
Rysdahl6756/
Ridolph6746/
Redhall6739/
Reedall6717/
Rydalth673/
Ressdal672/
Rudaill672/
Raidool671/
Rejdale671/
Riddeil671/
Raydale671/
Resdahl671/
Resdale671/
Riddoll671/
Rydahld671/
Raydall670/
Reysdal670/
Rydault670/
Raysdal670/
Roydale670/
Reddale670/
Ruddall670/

Ridal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ridal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﻳﺪﺍﻝrydal-
Ridal in the Hindi language
ऋदलrdala-
Ridal in the Oriya language
ରିଦାଳridala-
Ridal in the Marathi language
िरडलiradala-
Ridal in the Russian language
Ридальridal-

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