Riddlestone Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Riddlestone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riddlestone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:723,61140,488
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098

Riddlestone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riddlestone occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riddlestone? popularity and diffusion

The last name Riddlestone is the 2,136,387th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Riddlestone live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 723,611. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 25 percent reside, Surrey, where 18 percent reside and Hampshire, where 14 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Riddlestone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riddlestone has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Riddlestone last name increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riddlestone
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