Riding Surname

86,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Riding Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the ridding.' from residence beside the clearing in the woods, called a ridding.

Isolda de Riddyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Ryddyng, 1379: ibid.

William Rydeinge, of Preston, 1668: ibid.

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Riding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8601:19,4822,782
United States1,6121:224,85021,760
Australia3801:71,0418,403
Canada2371:155,46715,773
Scotland1081:49,5724,299
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
South Africa601:902,96258,308
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Wales491:63,1545,613
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0201:12,0671,837
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Riding (2,335) may also be a first name.

Riding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the ridding.' from residence beside the clearing in the woods, called a ridding.

Isolda de Riddyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Ryddyng, 1379: ibid.

William Rydeinge, of Preston, 1668: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 = Ridding, q.v.

2 (later) Dweller at the Riding, i.e. a riding-way cut through a wood [from Old English rídan, to ride]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From some local name compounded of ing, a meadow; or same as Ridding, from Ridding, a hamlet co. Derby.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Riding Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riding is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riding? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,789th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,313,545 people. The last name Riding is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Riding live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. Riding is also the 153,942nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 2,335 people.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 2,860 people, or 1 in 19,482. In England Riding is primarily found in: Lancashire, where 31 percent live, Merseyside, where 13 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Riding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riding has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 965 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riding Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riding last name are 17.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riding earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 642.18% more than the national average, earning R 1,763,690 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $52,221 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ridings925,746/
Ridding92678/
Reiding92246/
Raiding9235/
Ritding924/
Rieding922/
Ridging921/
Ridin91380/
Ridng910/
Riddings8657/
Raidings860/
Reding836,336/
Ryding831,956/
Riddin83285/
Ruding83235/
Raidin83201/
Riodin83189/
Rideng8392/
Rüding8346/
Roidin8332/
Riedin8331/
Ridina8321/
Ritdin8311/
Risdin838/
Ridion835/
Reidin832/
Hridin831/
Rijdin831/
Réding831/
Ridien830/
Ridn804/
Redding7725,265/
Reading7715,429/
Rydings77262/
Rudding77226/
Reeding77123/
Rehding7743/
Raidina777/
Ryhding777/
Redings776/
Roiddin776/
Hridina774/
Ridaeng774/
Riddeng773/
Rishdin773/
Rydding773/
Reuding773/
Rejding773/
Reidina771/
Rueding771/
Ridyong771/
Redin735,824/
Riden731,424/
Rydin73996/
Ridim7316/
Ridne738/
Ridén735/
Reidn731/
Ridèn731/
Rédin731/
Readings71405/
Ritdaeng71188/
Reddings71177/
Readding7127/
Raisddin7110/
Ridinova717/
Reddingc713/
Rahaidin712/
Reddding711/
Rhydings710/
Reedding710/
Reddin673,401/
Redina672,329/
Raiden671,042/
Risden67806/
Ridden67607/
Rudeng67488/
Rieden67267/
Rhedin67203/
Redien67169/
Rydeng67127/
Redeng6793/
Reiden6753/
Readin6730/
Reydin6727/
Rehdin6724/
Redion6724/
Rydina6723/
Rudäng6721/
Roiden6721/
Reudin6720/
Rajdin6717/
Roydin6715/
Raidén6714/
Rident6711/
Rudink6711/
Redyng6710/
Rojdin679/
Hridim679/
Riddim678/
Raydin677/
Rydäng677/
Ridaen675/
Reidén675/
Ritden675/
Raidinova674/
Reidyn674/
Rejdin673/
Hredin673/
Raidèn673/
Rijden672/
Raidyn672/
Redind671/
Reedin671/
Rideen671/
Ridenn671/
Rioden671/
Røjdin671/
Rydien671/
Rhidim671/
Raidnk671/
Resdin670/
Riddne670/
Rriden670/

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