Ridgman Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ridgman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ridgman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:1,638,76668,634
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ridgman Last Name Facts

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

Ridgman is found most in England. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ridgman.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridgman? popularity and diffusion

Ridgman is the 2,460,878th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Ridgman occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Ridgman are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 1,638,766. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cornwall, where 47 percent live, Greater London, where 26 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 15 percent live. Aside from England Ridgman exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Ridgman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ridgman has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ridgman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ridgman last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ridgman earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.24% more than the national average, earning $51,883 USD per year.

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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
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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 Ridgman
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