Riddings Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Riddings Surname Definition:

Pl., and genit., of Ridding.

Riddings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Wales51:618,90625,852
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Riddings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pl., and genit., of Ridding.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Riddings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riddings is most common in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riddings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,555,468th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Riddings live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 49 percent live, Norfolk, where 19 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Wales, where 9 percent live.

Riddings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riddings has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Riddings surname increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riddings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riddings last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Riddings earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ridings935,746/
Ridding93678/
Reddings88177/
Raidings880/
Riding865,548/
Redding8025,265/
Rydings80262/
Reiding80246/
Rudings8064/
Raiding8035/
Redings806/
Ritding804/
Rydding803/
Riddeng803/
Rieding802/
Ridging801/
Reddngs800/
Ridng770/
Readings75405/
Readding7527/
Reddingc753/
Reddding751/
Reedding750/
Rhydings750/
Reding716,336/
Ryding711,956/
Rideng7192/
Réding711/
Reading6715,429/
Reeding67123/
Rehding6743/
Ryhding677/
Ridaeng674/
Rejding673/
Reuding673/
Ridyong671/
Reddimg671/
Reddeng670/

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Footnotes

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