Riddill Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Riddill 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.
Read More About This SurnameRiddill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Riddill 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.
REDELL: Local: from the lands of Ridell in Roxburghshire. The family are descended from Oscitel de Ridel, 1090.
Local. From lands in the county of Yorkshire, formerly called the Ryedales.
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.
Riddill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riddill Come From? nationality or country of origin
Riddill is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Riddill? popularity and diffusion
The last name Riddill is the 14,316,765th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Riddill occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Riddill reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Riddill is mostly found in: California, where 100 percent are found.
Riddill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Riddill has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridill | 92 | 25 | / |
| Riddll | 92 | 1 | / |
| Riddil | 92 | 0 | / |
| Riddell | 86 | 20,116 | / |
| Ridgill | 86 | 335 | / |
| Risdill | 86 | 7 | / |
| Reddill | 86 | 1 | / |
| Riddl | 83 | 29 | / |
| Ridil | 83 | 10 | / |
| Riddelll | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ridddell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reiddell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Riddel | 77 | 825 | / |
| Ridell | 77 | 650 | / |
| Riodil | 77 | 251 | / |
| Rydill | 77 | 40 | / |
| Redill | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ridiel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Roidil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riedll | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ridgil | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ridillová | 75 | 52 | / |
| Ridillova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ridl | 73 | 654 | / |
| Ruddell | 71 | 3,221 | / |
| Reddell | 71 | 1,975 | / |
| Riedell | 71 | 575 | / |
| Reidell | 71 | 286 | / |
| Risdell | 71 | 33 | / |
| Riddellová | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rudiell | 71 | 3 | / |
| Redgill | 71 | 2 | / |
| Riddled | 71 | 2 | / |
| Raidiel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ritdell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riodell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rijdell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rideell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rieddel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Riedl | 67 | 29,850 | / |
| Ridel | 67 | 2,434 | / |
| Raidl | 67 | 1,058 | / |
| Reidl | 67 | 1,030 | / |
| Roidl | 67 | 898 | / |
| Redil | 67 | 341 | / |
| Ridilová | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ruidl | 67 | 34 | / |
| Rudil | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ridgeell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rydll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reeddell | 67 | 0 | / |
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