Ridder Surname

51,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ridder Surname Definition:

= Rider, q.v.

Ridder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,8161:16,7162,209
United States2,4451:148,24515,284
Netherlands1,6561:10,1981,365
Canada1851:199,16519,489
Kazakhstan1671:105,88311,584
Denmark1421:39,7524,149
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Australia751:359,94330,133
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Austria401:212,88626,249
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
England111:5,065,278148,650
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France61:11,070,454349,096
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:167,95515,192

Ridder (316) may also be a first name.

Ridder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Rider, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Ruyter, a knight, a chevalier.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(Dutch/Flemish), Ritter (German), Knight.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Ridder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ridder (Russian: Риддер) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridder? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,317th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 729,630 people. Ridder occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Ridder are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 494,051st most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 316 people.

Ridder is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 4,816 people, or 1 in 16,716. In Germany Ridder is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found.

Ridder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ridder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ridder surname expanded 818 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ridder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ridder last name are 27.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ridder earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.34% less than the national average, earning R 160,788 per year; in United States they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $48,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $47,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reidder9214/
Rhidder921/
Riddere921/
Riedder920/
Riddger920/
Rider9130,825/
Ridde91180/
Rieder8322,535/
Rudder835,157/
Reider834,655/
Redder832,329/
Roider831,857/
Raider831,427/
Ruider83389/
Ridger83143/
Rydder83110/
Riddet8393/
Ridier8378/
Riddei8378/
Ridere8343/
Riddez8330/
Riddie8313/
Hrider8312/
Riddee8311/
Riddey8310/
Rädder837/
Riderr836/
Rhider834/
Rijder834/
Ridded834/
Rioder833/
Riddge831/
Riddre831/
Ritder831/
Rideir831/
Ridert831/
Riddej831/
Rideer830/
Risder830/
Riddes830/
Ridher830/
Rrider830/
Ride801,275/
Riddett77400/
Reddert7738/
Riddess7717/
Riddech7714/
Reddier776/
Raidere774/
Reedder774/
Reisder774/
Reddeer773/
Richder772/
Ruddeer772/
Readder771/
Reddear771/
Reiddeh771/
Rideart771/
Riderre771/
Reudder771/
D'Rider771/
Raydder771/
Raideir771/
Reidger770/
Reidert770/
Rreider770/
Rheider770/
Raiderr770/
Ryder7339,570/
Ridge7316,054/
Reder737,191/
Ruder736,034/
Riede733,153/
Räder732,265/
Hride73721/
Ridhe73463/
Rides73412/
Reide73344/
Redde73335/
Riddi73331/
Ridey73327/
Réder73322/
Rüder73318/
Raide73267/
Roide73265/
Riddy73261/
Ridet73255/
Ridda73220/
Ridep7374/
Ridez7350/
Rideh7349/
Rydde7324/
Ridje739/
Ruide739/
Rideu737/
Rijde737/
Ridid736/
Riode736/
Ridee734/
Ridie733/
Rided733/
Ríder733/
Ridea732/
Ridei732/
Rhide731/
Ridre731/
Rèder731/
Ridir731/
Ritde731/
Ridjr730/
Reidhert711/
Riddhesh711/
Riderova711/
Hriddhee711/
Riedherr711/
Riedeher711/
Riddetch711/
Reeder6730,739/
Reader6711,559/
Rehder675,673/
Ritdet675,646/
Rayder671,153/
Reddie67978/
Reyder67514/
Redger67347/
Redert67235/
Rheder67213/
Royder67175/
Redier67152/
Rhyder67106/
Ritdee6797/
Reddey6794/
Reuder6794/
Roides6789/
Reidie6788/
Rujder6774/
Rijdes6770/
Redher6763/
Redere6755/
Rähder6751/
Riddhi6750/
Ritdej6748/
Ridett6747/
Rederd6747/
Rueder6742/
Rudier6740/
Reides6736/
Reidda6733/
Reddyr6727/
Reddes6725/
Riedie6722/
Reddir6720/
Rydert6719/
Rajder6719/
Rydier6719/
Raidee6718/
Ridetz6716/
Ruuder6715/
Raiddi6712/
Ruiderová6711/
Raidre6711/
Riddai6710/
Reddet678/
Redeer678/
Rhuder678/
Riddha677/
Reiderová677/
Rejder677/
Reddee676/
Reisde675/
Ruides675/
Åreide675/
Ryoder674/
Riddis674/
Riddit674/
Rideey674/
Redded674/
Raidid674/
Hridet674/
Roidee674/
Rhides673/
Reddei673/
Reddep673/
Rudher673/
Roiderová673/
Reidjr673/
Raides673/
Reidid673/
Rīdere673/
Ridoir673/
Resder672/
Ridgey671/
Reiddy671/
Reidey671/
Raidie671/
Raidir671/
Ruddjr671/
Rriddi671/
Reiddi671/
Reideh671/
Reidet671/
Ridesh671/
Rieddi671/
Retder671/
Roiddi671/
Raidey671/
Reddeh671/
Reidea671/
Hridee671/
Hridey671/
Raideh671/
Raidet671/
Reidez671/
Ridieh671/
Ridiey671/
Reíder671/
Rädger671/
Rēdere671/
Røeder671/
Rhiede671/
Rudear671/
Reidee671/
Reidei671/
Riedee671/
Riddhessh671/
Rhisde671/
Ridday670/
Ruyder670/
Risdey670/
Rriddy670/
Riedey670/
Reidge670/
Rydeer670/
Hreder670/

Ridder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ridder in the Russian language
Риддерridder-

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Ridder Reference & Research

Ritter DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ridder
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