Riddington Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Riddington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wrightington,' a township in the parish of Eccleston, Lancashire. Wrightington first became Rightington, then Riddington; compare Ridlington.

Mary Wrightington, of Wrightington, 1580: Wills at Chester.

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Riddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4181:133,29713,123
Australia1381:195,62119,280
United States371:9,796,187405,931
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2521:96,7289,867
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Riddington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wrightington,' a township in the parish of Eccleston, Lancashire. Wrightington first became Rightington, then Riddington; compare Ridlington.

Mary Wrightington, of Wrightington, 1580: Wills at Chester.

1713. Baptised — John, s. John and Eliza Rightington: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1716. — Elizabeth, d. John and Elizabeth Wrightington: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Wrightington (Lancs), 13th cent. Wrichtington, Wrightinton = the Estate of the Wyrhta Family [Anglo-Saxon *Wyrhtinga-tún—wyrhta, a wright, worker + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Riddington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riddington is found most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riddington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riddington is the 503,100th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Riddington live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 133,297. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 14 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Kent, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Riddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riddington has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Riddington surname grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 264 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riddington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Riddington surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Riddington last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Riddington earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $38,156 USD per year.

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