Rideout Surname

44,549th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Rideout Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the redoubt. Of this surname and its variants I can find no satisfactory derivation. Mr. Lower says,' Possibly from redoubt, a military fortification. the Frenchreduit; Ital. ridotto; Span.

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Rideout Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1821:69,9468,124
Canada4,9261:7,4801,099
England9391:59,3387,079
Australia2971:90,89510,420
Wales1431:21,6402,298
Scotland431:124,5077,876
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Guam121:13,3432,098
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France31:22,140,907385,998
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4011:60,7867,098
Wales251:62,7373,061
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9121:55,0646,171

Rideout Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the redoubt. Of this surname and its variants I can find no satisfactory derivation. Mr. Lower says,' Possibly from redoubt, a military fortification. the Frenchreduit; Ital. ridotto; Span. reduto. The Hundred Rolls' Ridhut Will, however, hardly bend to this etymology': Patronymica Britannica. v. Skeat's Dictionary on redoubt.

Elyas Ridhut, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus Rydhowt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1718. Baptised — Maria, d. Giles Ridout: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1730. Married — Theophilus Ridout and Love Barnes: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

The form of this name in the 13th- cent. Hundred-Rolls, Ridhut, and in the 14th-cent. Yorks Poll-Tax, Rydhowt, apparently points to English hut [French hutte, a cottage, hut; O.H.Ger. hutta, a hut]; but the first element presents the same difficulty as in Ridehalgh, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) Descendant of Ridwulf (horseman, wolf), or possibly of Ridald (horseman, bold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Possibly from redoubt, a military fortification. French reduit; Ital. ridatto; Span, reduto. The H.R. Ridhut will, however, hardly bend to this etymology.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

It has been suggested that this name may be from redoubt, a military fortification French réduit, It. riddoto, Sp. reduto), and the names Redout, Ridoubt are found in America; and Ridout, Ridoutt are no doubt the same name. In H.R. it is Ridhut, which may mean red hut or dwelling; the first syllable may also be from W. rhyd, a ford. Again, Redhead would easily corrupt to Redout and Rideout.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The present family of Ridout, of the vicinity of Blandford, possess namesakes or kinsmen in the Rideouts of Shrowton of last century. About a hundred years ago the Rev. P. Rideout, of Hooks Wood, Farnham, owned a farm in Ewern Minster (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Rideout Last Name Facts

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

Rideout occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rideout? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 44,549th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 625,004 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Rideout are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5,182 people, or 1 in 69,946. In The United States Rideout is primarily found in: Maine, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 42 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Rideout Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rideout has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rideout last name expanded 568 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 234 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 572 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rideout Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rideout surname are 10.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Rideout earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 278.67% more than the national average, earning R 899,856 per year; in United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $47,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rideoute930/
Reideout930/
Rideou923/
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Rydeout862/
Ridiout861/
Rideous861/
Rideoue861/
Rideouh860/
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Rideo833/
Rideeoutte8221/
Rideau771,586/
Ridgeo776/
Raideo773/
Ridheo771/
Rhideo771/
Riedeo771/
Reideo771/
Rishdeo7120/
Redeyou711/
Ridgeoy711/
Raihdeo711/
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Ridju6722/
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