Ridges Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ridges Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Ridge, in Hertfordshire; dweller at, or near, a range of hills.

Ridges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5681:638,13251,357
England1541:361,80625,827
Australia511:529,32739,816
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Wales51:618,90625,852
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Ridges Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Ridge, in Hertfordshire; dweller at, or near, a range of hills.

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

Ridges Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ridges occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridges? popularity and diffusion

Ridges is the 431,914th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,143,721 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Ridges live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 568 people, or 1 in 638,132. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 19 percent reside, Utah, where 16 percent reside and New York, where 14 percent reside. Not including The United States Ridges is found in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Ridges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ridges has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ridges surname rose 947 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ridges Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ridges surname are 8.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.16% being registered to vote for the party.

Ridges earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.21% less than the national average, earning $37,881 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ridgges921/
Ridgets920/
Ridge9116,054/
Rides91412/
Riges9138/
Ridinges860/
Ridger83143/
Roides8389/
Rijdes8370/
Reides8336/
Rigets8333/
Roiges8328/
Reiges8320/
Rudges8311/
Redges837/
Rigges836/
Ruides835/
Rhides833/
Raides833/
Riedes832/
Ridgey831/
Radges831/
Riddge831/
Ridesh831/
Ridgie831/
Rigies831/
Risges831/
Ridgea831/
Raiges830/
Riddes830/
Reidge830/
Ridghe830/
Rige80355/
Reidies7784/
Hridesh7739/
Ridgett7722/
Riddess7717/
Ruigies7711/
Reigies772/
Rhiodes772/
Raidesh771/
Riddies771/
Ridguez771/
Riedess771/
Ridesjø771/
Ridgiey771/
Roigies771/
Ridghey770/
Reidger770/
Riddger770/
Roigest770/
Ridinge770/
Rhoides770/
Rigetts770/
Riese738,194/
Reges736,135/
Redes732,406/
Riger731,221/
Roige73937/
Riget73299/
Ridis73222/
Rigge73156/
Rises73149/
Rages73108/
Rigie7368/
Redge7365/
Reige7355/
Ridez7350/
Ruige7348/
Rigey7344/
Rigee7343/
Rädge7342/
Rigis7338/
Rydge7336/
Rices7330/
Rigeľ7314/
Raige7311/
Rydes7310/
Ridje739/
Rigez737/
Rijes736/
Rizes736/
Rigea734/
Riesy734/
Réges734/
Riged731/
Hrige731/
Rêdes731/
Rédes731/
Rigep731/
Reisgies71220/
Reidiess714/
Ridesová712/
Raisgies712/
Rahaides711/
Riddhesh711/
Reigetts710/
Reiger671,521/
Roiger67708/
Roidis67469/
Redies67421/
Ragesh67355/
Ritger67352/
Redger67347/
Rouges67321/
Raiger67277/
Riggie67239/
Raidis67209/
Regges67177/
Rhiger67155/
Regets67154/
Reizes67118/
Rutges67103/
Roydes67102/
Raizes67100/
Rageys6791/
Reedes6790/
Riddex6786/
Roiget6778/
Rijesh6773/
Rijger6759/
Reades6756/
Reices6754/
Riggey6739/
Reises6735/
Riddez6730/
Raises6727/
Reddes6725/
Ridois6725/
Roizes6724/
Regies6720/
Ridetz6716/
Reidys6712/
Rizgis6712/
Rudgis6711/
Ritjes679/
Ruigis679/
Riedez678/
Resges677/
Riggis675/
Riddis674/
Rhydes674/
Reidis674/
Riggee674/
Reigie673/
Rizest673/
Rhedes673/
Regest673/
Riseus673/
Reijes673/
Redesh672/
Ragges672/
Regesh672/
Reigis672/
Reydes672/
Rehdes672/
Rheige672/
Rittge672/
Regese672/
Rigits671/
Ryodes671/
Ruidis671/
Reages671/
Redged671/
Reeges671/
Rideax671/
Riezes671/
Reyges671/
Rijees671/
Hredge671/
Riesei671/
Rigett671/
Readge671/
Regess671/
Raigeh671/
Reidez671/
Redgie671/
Riehse671/
Rigehr671/
Rigieh671/
Rezies671/
Roises671/
Rädger671/
Régies671/
Ridgay671/
Redgis671/
Ruydes671/
Regids671/
Riddhessh671/
Rheges671/
Rizesh671/
Reitge670/
Riedys670/
Riesee670/
Hritge670/
Roigge670/
Hriger670/
Rigerr670/
Ruiger670/
Reigey670/
Redget670/
Reiget670/
Riggez670/
Ridguy670/
Ridish670/
Redgey670/
Riesez670/

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