Ridewood Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ridewood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridewood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:409,69228,019
Canada411:898,67368,969
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Wales71:442,07621,198
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malta41:107,5681,849
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633

Ridewood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ridewood has its highest incidence in England. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridewood? popularity and diffusion

Ridewood is the 953,750th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Ridewood are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Ridewood is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 409,692. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 29 percent are found, Wiltshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Ridewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ridewood has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ridewood last name grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ridewood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ridewood last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Ridewood earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.88% more than the national average, earning $68,505 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ridwood930/
Riedwood889/
Reidwood880/
Reid-Wood822/
Redwood805,446/
Ruidood801/
Rdawood801/
Radwood800/
Rudwood800/
Rided773/
Ridod773/
Reedwood755/
Rideoout752/
Ratewood751/
Reidhood751/
Redwooda751/
Ridodi7122/
Ridodo7117/
Ridedo716/
Rideto716/
Ridoto715/
Ridded714/
Rideot712/
Ridedi711/
Rudood711/
Reed Wood711/
Rdeewd711/
Rightwood710/
Rideout6711,660/
Rodewad67380/
Redewad6733/
Rded6733/
Rwidodo678/
Riodede676/
Wrightwood676/
Rudewad675/
Ridevad674/
Rideaud673/
Ridevud673/
Roidwad671/
Rdod671/
Radewad671/
Ridoout671/
Ritewad671/
Rawdood671/
Ratwood671/
Redhood671/
Rudoodo671/
Rideidh671/

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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 Ridewood
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