Ridgwick Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ridgwick Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ridgwick Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Ridgwick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ridgwick is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridgwick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Ridgwick are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England it is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 32 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 27 percent live and Staffordshire, where 20 percent live. Besides England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Ridgwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ridgwick has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 293 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Redgwick8888/
Ridgwig800/
Rödig-Wieck741/
Ridgway-Hack701/
Redickk671/

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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 Ridgwick
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