Ridgell Surname

270,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Ridgell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridgell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4121:256,69924,291
Guam161:10,0081,526
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Ridgell (10) may also be a first name.

Ridgell Last Name Facts

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

Ridgell is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridgell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,744th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,060,796 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Ridgell are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,412 people, or 1 in 256,699. In The United States Ridgell is most frequent in: Maryland, where 24 percent live, Arkansas, where 14 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Guam, where 1 percent live and Mexico, where 0 percent live.

Ridgell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ridgell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,661 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ridgell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ridgell surname are 0.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.87% registered with the party.

Ridgell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.19% less than the national average, earning $37,459 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ridgeell933/
Ridgel92386/
Rigell92138/
Ridgill86335/
Ridelle86202/
Redgell8611/
Riggell862/
Ridgiel860/
Rigel831,310/
Riddelle809/
Raidelle801/
Riedhell801/
Ridesill801/
Reigel771,583/
Risell77200/
Rizell7756/
Raigel7755/
Regell7733/
Rideal7733/
Rigiel7722/
Rygell7720/
Redgel7711/
Ridele777/
Ricell777/
Riggel776/
Ridlle776/
Rigyel774/
Ridiel772/
Rudgel771/
Ridgil770/
Rigill770/
Reidesell751/
Redelle7125/
Riddeal7121/
Reigiel7117/
Rizzell717/
Rydhell713/
Reisell713/
Riddele712/
Reizell712/
Redgill712/
Ridesel712/
Ridesil712/
Riddlle712/
Raidiel711/
Ridheel711/
Ridgillova711/
Roidjel711/
Riddeil711/
Ridgillová711/
Reidele710/
Ridille710/
Riggiel710/
Roisell710/
Riggill710/
Reidhel710/
Rrisell710/
Regel673,412/
Rizel67299/
Ridle67208/
Risel67196/
Rygel67194/
Rijel6754/
Rydehäll6711/
Reidesel678/
Rigil678/
Ricel678/
Rýgel674/
Ridisill671/
Riezl671/
Reidhill671/
Raydelle671/
Rígel671/
Riesl671/
Redisell670/
Riddille670/
Ridglett670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ridgell
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