Ridd Surname

219,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ridd Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Rider, Trooper [Old English ridda] Ridda was the name of a thane of the Mercian king Offa.

2 conf. with Read, q.v.

(Celtic) Dweller at a Ford [Welsh rhyd, a ford]

Ridd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6211:89,7239,689
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
Pakistan3061:583,8049,423
Australia2301:117,37312,995
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Wales1191:26,0042,705
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Norway101:514,22941,629
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4341:56,1646,666
Wales701:22,4061,290
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Ridd (27) may also be a first name.

Ridd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Rider, Trooper [Old English ridda] Ridda was the name of a thane of the Mercian king Offa.

2 conf. with Read, q.v.

(Celtic) Dweller at a Ford [Welsh rhyd, a ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ridd Last Name Facts

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

Ridd (Hindi: रिद्द, Russian: Ридд) occurs most in England. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ridd is the 219,419th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,909,628 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Ridd reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. Ridd is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 621 people, or 1 in 89,723. In England Ridd is most frequent in: Devon, where 19 percent are found, Greater London, where 15 percent are found and Merseyside, where 5 percent are found. Outside of England Ridd is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Pakistan, where 16 percent are found.

Ridd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ridd has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ridd last name grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 353 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ridd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ridd last name is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ridd surname are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ridd earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning 326,830 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.33% more than the national average, earning $46,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.75% more than the national average, earning $62,973 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raidd891/
Riddt891/
Reidd891/
Riedd890/
Rid861,312/
Reidtd800/
Reid75345,075/
Redd7518,942/
Ried756,475/
Raid755,082/
Roid75227/
Ruid75144/
Hrid7520/
Ridt7517/
Ridh7512/
Riod7511/
Rydd7510/
Rhid752/
Rijd752/
Rzid751/
Årid751/
Rgid751/
Risd750/
Ri673,363,006/
Reidt671,373/
Raidt67906/
Roidt67150/
Riedt67143/
Readd6768/
Reddt6757/
Rijdt6737/
Reids6736/
Raaid6720/
Ruids6711/
Hraid679/
Raidh678/
Richd674/
Reedd674/
Reddh674/
Ridtt673/
Raids673/
Reitd672/
Raisd672/
Reijd672/
Raidz672/
Rraid672/
Roisd671/
Rheid671/
Raijd671/
Rzidh671/
Ruidt671/
Rêddÿ671/
Hreid671/
Roydd671/
Rhitd671/
Resdd671/
Raydd671/
Rishd671/
Reidh670/
Reidz670/
Rhied670/
Redds670/
Rhuid670/

Ridd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ridd in the Hindi language
रिद्दridda-
Ridd in the Russian language
Риддridd-

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Ridd Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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