Ridall Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Ridall 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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Ridall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3211:1,129,15681,316
England961:580,39635,131
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Ridall 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

From the Danish, Riedel; from the Swedish, Rydall; from the French, Ridel, Ridelle; a personal name Richard Ridel in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

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

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

Ridall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ridall occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ridall.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 699,651st most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Ridall live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Ridall is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 1,129,156. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Ridall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ridall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ridall surname rose 845 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 417 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ridall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ridall surname are 12.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.46% being registered to vote for the party.

Ridall earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $40,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ridal911,748/
Reidhall861/
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Raidale776/
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Raaidhal716/
Reedhall712/
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Redasill711/
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Reisdale711/
Rzeedall711/
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Rejdal67232/
Rudoll67186/
Raydal67171/
Rudahl6753/
Reedal6748/
Readal6745/
Ridole6742/
Redale6724/
Redahl6722/
Rheedallh6716/
Åredal6716/
Rudhal6712/
Roydal6712/
Resdal677/
Rutdal674/
Hrudal673/
Ruidol672/
Ruydal672/
Redhal672/
Rydale671/
R'Jdal671/
Rydhal671/
Rudail671/
Redgal671/
Reddal671/
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Riedol671/
Riddol671/
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Ridolp670/
Readasell670/
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